How to Use Punjabi in a Sentence

Punjabi

noun

• At the time, Prashar—who is Punjabi—wore a kaffiyeh around his neck.
  — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 30 Jan. 2024
• Parked in the driveway were Punjabi’s Bentley and Rolls-Royce.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2023
• Last year, Dosanjh became the first Punjabi artist to perform at Coachella.
  — Sucharita Tyagi, Vox, 3 July 2024
• Then, Diljit Dosanjh—the first Punjabi singer to perform at Coachella—took the stage.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2024
• Dosanjh opens the song in Punjabi before Camilo comes in with his verse and its Spanish chorus.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2023
• The new film tells the story of a Punjabi man who travels to England to meet his wife, but circumstances throw him out of balance.
  — Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
• Dosanjh is the first Punjabi artist to join the Levi’s ambassador community.
  — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 14 Mar. 2025
• His mother was born in Nairobi, Kenya, also to a family from Punjabi descent.
  — Rhea Mogul, CNN, 28 Mar. 2023
• The Canadian dream Punjabi hip-hop, rap, and pop is definitely having a moment.
  — Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2024
• Saint Nihal Singh, who was a Punjabi immigrant, wrote two pieces of food writing for the Tribune.
  — Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2024
• Chit Chaat’s particular brilliance is turning Punjabi cuisine into on-the-go fare.
  — Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
• Hindi and Punjabi drowned out English in the cafeteria’s lunchtime cacophony.
  — Norimitsu Onishi Nasuna Stuart-Ulin, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2023
• Another key to the rise of Punjabi music out of Surrey is the lucrative Punjabi wedding market.
  — Devon Leger, SPIN, 10 Sep. 2024
• But this negative view goes beyond my Punjabi relatives in India who say that my parents have failed in raising an obedient daughter.
  — Nanki Kaur, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024
• Viral videos show Punjabi students performing bhangra in the middle of the tents, which have been set up at the campus for days, even following controversial mass arrests.
  — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
• Rihanna — who, along with Punjabi music star Diljit Dosanjh and others, will reportedly perform at the event.
  — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
• During the latest quarter, around 13 percent of box office revenues came from international films, led by the Punjabi language titles.
  — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2024
• Singh was the second daughter born to a Punjabi Sikh immigrant family in the Scarborough district of Toronto.
  — Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023
• His father, who came from a Hindu Punjabi family, was a hydrographer in the Indian Navy.
  — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022
• Red Baraat’s instrumentation features six percussionists and three brass players, led by Jain on dhol, a double-sided Punjabi drum that is played with bamboo sticks.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
• Those who can’t go to see their parents or parents missing their children are welcomed to his traditional Punjabi feast, with fresh vegetables picked from his farm in Monroe, New York.
  — Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2023
• Singer and actor Dosanjh, 40, is one of the biggest South Asian artists worldwide and has played a major role in putting Punjabi music on the map internationally.
  — Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
• Around the world, there are over 100 million speakers of Punjabi across the South Asian subcontinent and diaspora communities.
  — Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
• My latest book, A Vaisakhi to Remember, centers on Vaisakhi, a harvest holiday among Punjabi farmers that has evolved into the most significant celebration in the Sikh tradition.
  — Simran Jeet Singh, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
• As South Asian sounds break through globally—with Punjabi, Tamil, and Hindi voices regularly topping international charts—TroyBoi positions himself at the heart of a movement that celebrates cultural hybridity.
  — Mandeep Rai, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025