How to Use Hmong in a Sentence
Hmong
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It was based on the Hmong people, and even still no one knows.
—Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
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Elijah is Hmong and White with dark blonde hair and brown eyes.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 12 Apr. 2024
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Chef Yia Vang knows how to do Hmong Fair food right.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
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Meet at the downtown library and bring enough Hmong sausage and rice to feed 40.
—Mark Arax, New York Times, 1 June 2023
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Her win was seen as a boost for participation in sports by Hmong girls.
—Lela Moore, SELF, 15 July 2024
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The sheriff's office says Lee is a Hmong speaker.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 28 June 2026
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The second reading was in Hmong; the communion song was in Burmese.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2023
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Being able to speak Hmong on the show and represent my community means so much to me.
—Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 7 May 2025
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The Hmong people are an ethnic group from East and Southeast Asia.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
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The most detailed information about the new species came from the local Hmong people who lived nearby.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
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Hmong sausage is served all day long, while Thai tea French toast is a popular brunch item, and dinner brings duck and pork entrees.
—Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2026
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The gun was used in a pair of drive-by shootings that targeted members of the Hmong community; no one was injured.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Many Hmong, including Yang’s parents, fled Laos after the fall of Saigon.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
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Her, who came to the United States as a child refugee, made history as the city’s first Hmong and first female mayor.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 29 July 2026
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One member of the Hmong Healers Collective was a substance abuse counselor.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 June 2024
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Advocates are calling for clear relocation plans for residents, many of whom speak Hmong or Karen.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
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Some Hmong residents see definite downsides, noting that many porters and guides who used to lead hikes up Fansipan are out of work.
—Patrick Scott, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023
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Our Hmong and Somali restaurants, the backbone of our local food culture, have been closed for weeks as people stay hidden.
—Anne McDonald, Architectural Digest, 27 Jan. 2026
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The Hmong ethnic group began migrating to Minnesota in the 1970s as refugees.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
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The article noted that the Hmong came to realize that most Americans had never heard of them or their roles in the secret war in Laos.
—Giang Nguyen-Dien, The Conversation, 27 Sep. 2024
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Vang, who was born in Laos and raised in the United States, and Xiong both want to share their Hmong heritage with the community.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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The best hikes are ones led by local guides from Sapa’s Hmong ethnic group – book one through your hotel or with the numerous tour operators in Sapa.
—Tamara Hinson, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Mar. 2026
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Today, Granville is home to a diverse community of Blacks, Hispanics, whites and Hmong.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 29 June 2024
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Guests can trek with the chef into neighboring farmland to forage alongside the Hmong hill tribe for wild herbs such as mint, butterfly pea flowers, mushrooms, and acacia leaves.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
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Thao, who is Hmong American, received a 3 1/2-year federal sentence.
—Jim Salter and Mark Vancleave, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2023
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This fifth annual festival is one of few, if not the only, event in the country focusing on the traditional Hmong qeej instrument.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
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Vang, meanwhile, is the daughter of Hmong refugees, and would be the first representative of Hmong descent in Congress if elected.
—Robin Epley, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
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One of his co-workers is of Hmong descent, Craig said, and has had a lot of ICE activity in his neighborhood.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 22 Jan. 2026
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At the hillside Sense Spa, Mr Xong, a village healer and trance dancer, prepares Hmong remedies using rare forest herbs.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
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Hmong Family Trekking Adventures offers a range of tours, including ones which visit a local village.
—Tamara Hinson, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Mar. 2026
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