How to Use Latin in a Sentence
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There were no jobs for Latin folk.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2025
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There was a Latin show next door; that was my home away from home.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 10 July 2026
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The word equinox comes from two Latin words meaning equal and night.
—ABC News, 19 June 2026
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Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 8 Nov. 2025
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Latin-writing lands were now ruled by men whose names contained un-Latin sounds.
—Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
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The Latin pop divas will finally join forces on the same track.
—Lucas Villa, SPIN, 6 July 2026
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The Latin name of the fox squirrel is Sciurus niger.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
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The trouble was, the Latin alphabet now had no letter for this sound.
—Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
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The Catholic Church preferred to use the Latin version of the sacred text.
—Michael Bruening, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
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Venezuela ranks sixth among Latin American countries in terms of seizures, with less than 2%.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
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His works are destined to endure and leave a mark on Latin American culture.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
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De minimis is Latin for something of little importance.
—Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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From a Latin superstar to free opera concert in a rose garden, there are a ton of great shows and concerts to catch this weekend.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
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For decades, the surest route to international success for a Latin artist was to record in English.
—Faye Bradley, Variety, 2 July 2026
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This partnership is a significant move for Reservoir in the Latin space.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 July 2026
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Price rises have surged past other Latin American countries this year, and fuel and dollars have run scarce.
—Lucinda Elliott, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
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Possibly the only fox squirrel the botanist Linnaeus, who gave this squirrel its Latin name, ever saw was the black phase.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
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His three-year program even included Latin courses, the primary tongue of Pompeii.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
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In addition to the Latin presence, global pop and rock heavyweights will dominate the festival’s main stage.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025
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This reflects our confidence in key Latin American markets.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
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One thing that can unite us all — and all lovers of liberty, for that matter — is those Latin American national anthems.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
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All four members of Sade first played together in a Latin soul band called Pride, with Adu as a backing vocalist.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 30 June 2026
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An article from Rover explained the name Luna, which comes from the Latin word for moon, likely sparked because of pop culture.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
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Through Latin and early Christian usage, the word took on its modern sense of an evil supernatural spirit.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
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The 15th edition of the festival will continue to embrace its Latin roots with performances from some of the brightest stars.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025
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The series is presented by Los Gatos Music & Arts and features jazz, soul and Latin music.
—Debby Rice, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
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The five-track album, co-written by Hongjoong and Mingi, fuses hyper-pop, hip-hop, and Latin beats, with some songs in Spanish.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
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The rollout is starting July 8 in first class on select domestic and Latin American routes.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 8 July 2026
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The fact that a Latin artist was able to sell out one of London's largest concert venues is a testament to just how popular Bunny is and where his career stands.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
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The second stage arrived with immigration waves that brought Latin music into the American mainstream.
—Faye Bradley, Variety, 2 July 2026
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Boston Latin School has six sports teams that are not funded by the district.
—Deanna Pan, BostonGlobe.com, 2023-06-15
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Sci-fi can be a tough genre in some markets, such as parts of Latin America.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 2024-02-27
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Some men had left their hometowns in Ecuador and other parts of Latin America.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 2023-12-08
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She was named Billboard’s Latin Rookie of the Year for 2023.
—Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 2024-01-10
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Uruguay is not the only country in Latin America suffering drought.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 2023-06-25
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Most recently, the space was home to Tulum Latin Gastropub.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Fast-food chains are growing their footprint here, and obesity rates, among the lowest in Latin America, are rising.
—Simeon Tegel, Washington Post, 2024-01-08
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There were more cases of dengue in Latin America in the first half of this year — more than three million — than in all of 2022.
—Stephanie Nolen Malin Fezehai, New York Times, 2023-09-29
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The Queen of Latin Pop was recruited but never actually joined the agency.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Messi stars in the first episode of the second season, which aired on Star + on June 25 in Latin America.
—Justin Ray, Robb Report, 2023-06-28
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They were abetted by the Latin churchmen who forged the Donation of Constantine as the pope’s license to appoint a king of the Romans.
—Dominic Green, WSJ, 2023-12-22
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And Latin music has remained a force on streaming — so much that 2023 seems to be the biggest year for number one Latin hits on Spotify.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 2023-11-29
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The only regions that saw growth in billionaire wealth last year were the Middle East (by 7.2%) and Latin America (by 4.4%).
—Rachel Shin, Fortune, 2023-06-15
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Today El Salvador’s murder rate is among the lowest in Latin America, and Bukele’s approval rating stands at 85%.
—Christopher Sabatini, Time, 30 Aug. 2025
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The nightclub was renamed the Latin Quarter and eventually shut down in the 1950s before reopening as the Hard Rock.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2024-03-21
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The firm has more than 3,000 employees in seven countries, according to its site, with offices across the U.S. and Latin America.
—Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 2023-08-28
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El Petronio Álvarez Festival is the largest Afro-Latin music festival in the Spanish-speaking world.
—Essence, 28 Aug. 2025
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In 2019, the court ruled that a Latin cross on government land outside Washington, D.C., did not have to be moved or altered in the name of church-state separation.
—John Fritze, USA TODAY, 2023-06-05
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In the 1960s and 1970s, for example, central banks in Latin America printed money to support their governments’ spending goals.
—Ana Carolina Garriga, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
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Current Latin America Amateur Champion (One year) 11.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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The Trade Ministry is also weighing steps to expand exports to other regions, particularly Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia.
—Rajesh Roy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
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Although kept alive in scholarly settings, much like Latin was in medieval Europe, Sumerian was no longer spoken in ancient Mesopotamia after about 2000 BCE.
—Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
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Festival goers can enjoy performances by various artists across genres embodying NYC’s cultural diversity, including jazz, hip-hop, Latin, world, indie, and contemporary dance.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
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Twelve years have passed since China launched its ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ to connect the Asian powerhouse to the rest of Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
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With its operations ramped up, Rei Pictures is now set to boost the development and production of original series, grow its talent management division and provide full-scale production services for international projects filming in Latin America and Spain.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
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The ancient lava plain Mare Crisium (Latin for the Sea of Crises) will also be visible as a dark oval in the upper section of the lunar crescent, with the sprawling expanse of Mare Fecunditatis (the Sea of Fertility) arrayed below.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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However, a Commerce Ministry official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said exporters hit by tariffs would receive financial assistance and be encouraged to diversify to markets such as China, Latin America and the Middle East.
—David Lawder, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
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Busta, 53, will be honored with the MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award, and Martin, 53, is the recipient for the Latin Icon Award this year.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Biodiversity protection is also embedded in the Paris Agreement, the EU Sustainable Finance Framework, the African Union’s AFR100 Initiative, and emerging taxonomies across Latin America and ASEAN.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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In June, Mubi acquired all rights to No Other Choice for Latin America, the UK, Ireland, Benelux (in concert with Cinéart), Spain, Turkey, India, Australia, New Zealand, and SAARC, whose member states are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
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