How to Use European in a Sentence
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And European banks have much more Russian money parked in their vaults.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 28 Jan. 2024
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Another European tour stopped about three shows before it was supposed to end.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2023
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On the flip side, the higher fat content of European butters can lead them to melt more readily.
—Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
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Some of their posts have anti-immigration and pro-white European rhetoric.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 26 May 2023
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The set is made in Portugal from European flax linen; it’s stonewashed and has a rustic handmade look.
—Lisa Lombardi, wsj.com, 25 Sep. 2023
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Häagen-Dazs makes the ice cream sound vaguely European, but the truth is the name doesn’t mean anything in any language.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Israel’s government is facing calls for a cease-fire from some of its closest European allies.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Dec. 2023
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For the first time in 13 years, the European side will look very familiar from one competition to the next.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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Several other European cities have been in their own tussles with foreign visitors over the last few years.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 3 Jan. 2024
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In European cities a person can walk five to 10 minutes to board a train or bus departing every few minutes.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2023
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Andreas Prime Steaks & Seafood is a high-end European steakhouse (minus the jet lag).
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 1 Sep. 2023
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President Biden, along with human rights groups and European leaders, blamed Putin’s regime.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
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There’s no disputing Shell’s stature compared with other British, or even European, stocks.
—Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 9 Apr. 2024
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Damon played a European mercenary who is forced to team up with imperial Chinese forces to fend off an alien threat.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 12 July 2023
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Later, waiting for the subway, an ad for a European dating site appeared in my Instagram feed.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 12 July 2023
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If people find a need to put us in some kind of a bucket, please put us in the Central/Eastern European bucket of countries.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2023
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Displays of Nazi symbols, including the swastika, are banned in many European countries.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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The European part of The Renaissance earned her $154 million alone.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 8 Aug. 2023
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The roster is filled with former NBA players and players on high-level European teams.
—Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
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The star, 41, took a detour from the European leg of her Renaissance Tour to see the exclusive show.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Peoplemag, 21 June 2023
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Return to menu Zelensky arrived in Britain on Monday morning — the last stop on his European tour.
—Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 16 May 2023
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France, Spain, and Italy are also vying to be the home of what would be Tesla’s second European factory.
—Bynicholas Gordon, Fortune, 21 June 2023
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The celebrity chef is no stranger to the rich traditions of European food — he was trained at the French Culinary Institute.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 16 May 2023
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Another photo of Jeffrey beside an open car trunk looks to be from a four month European camping trip the pair took in 1971.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
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The worrying thing for Bayern and indeed European soccer more generally is that these issues won’t be resolved any time soon.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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The aim is to promote the region and put Northern Evia on the Southeast European cinematic map.
—Tara Karajica, Variety, 21 June 2023
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For Glover, who has three world and European titles on top of her two Olympic gold medals, becoming a mother has altered her outlook on her rowing career.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 21 Feb. 2024
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The report also notes that CM Punk recently did an ode to his wife at a European live event by skipping around the ring in her signature style.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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With La Liga’s window remaining open for a further four hours, harmonisation is not quite there between all the top European leagues.
—Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
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For the first time since moving to European soccer, Vargas recorded two assists in a single game to set up both of Sevilla’s goals and secure their first win of the season.
—Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Italy’s rate of femicide is the fifth lowest in the European Union.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2024
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Overseas, the European Central Bank raised its key rate to a record high.
—WSJ, 14 Sep. 2023
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But a new study, published by the European Central Bank, has found that those promises often amount to more talk than walk.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
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First, the product ships from the European Union, so an additional import tax may exist.
—Heidi Wachter, Treehugger, 8 Aug. 2023
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Hundreds of firefighters from Greece and across the European Union were deployed along with dozens of aircraft.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2023
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Von der Leyen was on a plane chartered by the European Commission, the EU said.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
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Shock waves from the blasts also damaged the premises of the European Union's diplomatic mission in Kyiv.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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The European Union has a population of around 450 million and one of the world’s biggest economies.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2023
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Caramel-like malts, a nutty body, herbal spiciness from the European Perle hops – this is the complete, smooth, refreshing package.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
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The plane landed safely, the European Commission spokesperson said.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
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The boat remains stranded for 10 days, awaiting a diplomatic solution from the European Union.
—Pablo Sandoval, Variety, 6 Oct. 2023
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The bonus cap was first introduced by the European Union back in 2014 in response to public outcry about the financial crisis.
—Aisha S Gani, Fortune Europe, 22 Apr. 2024
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Sanctions will have a long-term impact on the Russian economy, according to the European Commission.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
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The protests in France are also symptomatic of discontent in agricultural heartlands across the European Union.
—Sylvie Corbet The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Jan. 2024
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Beta Cinema has acquired international sales rights to the film, and will launch sales at next week’s European Film Market.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Feb. 2024
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The State Department and the European Commission declined to comment.
—Peter Martin, Time, 6 Oct. 2023
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Dollar support could crumble, however, if the Fed calls an end to its inflation fight even as the European Central Bank is compelled to keep rates higher for longer.
—Alice Atkins, Fortune, 16 July 2023
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In July, the company was hit with a $476 million fine for acquiring Grail before the purchase was vetted by the European Union.
—Gerry Smith, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2023
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Zelensky said 53 people had been wounded in the strikes, which had also damaged buildings belonging to the European Union and the British Council.
—Robert Birsel shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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The European leader is currently on a tour of the European Union’s nations bordering Russia and Belarus.
—Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Nicolai was close to winning the British Masters a week ago (finishing tied for second) but then missed the cut at the Omega European Masters, which likely dashed his hopes of making the team.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
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Since 2020, the European Union and other international donors have contributed to dozens of new projects, from schools and youth sports facilities to roads and sewage treatment plants.
—Joby Warrick, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2023
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The strikes also hit buildings belonging to the European Union and the British Council, prompting outrage from Brussels and London.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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The trip to Bulgaria was part of von der Leyen’s tour of several European Union states that border Russia, Belarus and the Black Sea.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
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The country voted to leave the European Union in 2016 in a debate that focused heavily on immigration levels from elsewhere in the EU.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 4 May 2024
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The 23-year-old shone for Germany at this summer’s U21 European Championship and had been strongly linked with a move to Bayern Munich.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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European Commission spokeswoman Arianna Podestà confirmed that von der Leyen's plane landed safely in Plovdiv airport.
—Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Officials from France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the European Union issued public statements condemning the strikes.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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The plane landed safely at Plovdiv airport and von der Leyen will continue her planned tour of European Union’s nations in the east, said commission spokesperson Arianna Podestà.
—Sam McNeil, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
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The two viewpoints will go head-to-head on September 12, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen acting as referee and judge.
—Michael Taylor, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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