How to Use Tamil in a Sentence

Tamil

noun
  • Nor the first time that Tamil Nadu seemed like the best launchpad for it.
    Alex Travelli, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The Tamil version alone scored $5 million in India on day one.
    Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • There are cash prizes for winners and international chess events have been held in Tamil Nadu.
    Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Chennai is in the state of Tamil Nadu, where Tamil is the official language.
    Karthik Chidambaram, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
  • His family has been prominent in Tamil Nadu for hundreds of years.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Chandran, who is of British Tamil heritage, will play the boys’ mother Amma.
    K.j. Yossman, Variety, 2 July 2024
  • So far, Gingee leaf-litter skinks have been found in two nearby sites of eastern Tamil Nadu, the study said.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2024
  • So far, the new species has been found at three sites roughly 40 miles apart in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the study said.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 10 July 2024
  • By the end of the third day at the ticket windows, the Tamil version grossed $12 million in India.
    Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • These hills are in Tamil Nadu and a roughly 1,600-mile drive south from New Delhi.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 June 2024
  • Monsoon’s menu runs a geographical gamut from Kashmir (at least) in the north to Tamil and Goa in the south.
    Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2025
  • War 2 will be released in Hindi, Tamil & Telugu across India.
    Sara Merican, Deadline, 20 May 2025
  • Friends with roots in Tamil Nadu in South India often make pooriyal, a stir-fry of fresh amaranth leaves, chilies, and coconut.
    Michael Shaikh june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
  • The Tamil version of Coolie was the biggest contributor to the box office collection.
    Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • So the local films that may come out in Kerala in Tamil are the films people actually anticipate.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Coolie is an Indian blockbuster that's currently breaking records for Tamil-language films at the box office.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The company’s three co-founders, who hail from the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, were looking for easy ways to get a taste of home.
    Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 25 June 2024
  • The Tamil entertainer closed its second week at the global box office nearly $55 million.
    Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Plus, the movie was released in Hindi, English, Tamil, and Telugu, to reach a wider audience.
    Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2022
  • In the first incident, fishermen in Tamil Nadu, India, pulled a 30-foot oarfish from the water.
    Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
  • Google is reportedly partnering with Foxconn to make its Pixel phones in Tamil Nadu.
    Beth Greenfield, Fortune Asia, 2 July 2024
  • The Hindi film War 2 and the Tamil film Coolie scored big over their first weekend to rank among top films worldwide as per Comscore.
    Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Dammers was born in 1955 in Tamil Nadu, where his father, Horace, served as a chaplain at a missionary school.
    Ian Penman, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Chennai, the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu, is one of India's largest cities and a major cultural and economic hub.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
  • The feature is playing in theaters in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 14 July 2025
  • Local trade unions in Tamil Nadu estimate that the average monthly salary was equivalent to $233.
    Alex Travelli, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • Indian star Rajinikanth continues to create history at the box office with his latest Tamil film, Coolie.
    Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The dishes at the restaurant specializing in the cuisine of the Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu have flavors that run deep.
    Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Oct. 2024
  • As a young actor of Eelam Tamil descent who's always been interested in the industry, Tharan has long yearned to see more women who look like her on the screen.
    Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 8 June 2023
  • In the southern state of Tamil Nadu, for example, temperatures are already soaring at 104°F.
    Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024

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