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Recent Examples of Don Quixote Proud of his roots, Mr. Escobar compared the city’s residents to the character Don Quixote, who also hails from the Castilla-La Mancha region of Spain. Liam Stack, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 In the musical’s book, Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes entertains his fellow prison inmates with his tale of Don Quixote, an elderly and confused but optimistic man who imagines himself a knight on a quest to battle giants and protect fair maidens. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2025 Mexican wrestlers crisscross the region, performing at the nightclub Don Quixote, the Ukrainian Cultural Center and other venues from Boyle Heights to Carson to Irvine. Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 2 May 2025 The film received the Don Quixote Award for Best Picture at FICIMAD and the Best Actress in a Feature Award for Carmen Carrera. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Don Quixote
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Noun
  • Helping to deconstruct stereotypes and opening doors for the next generation of Black storytellers, actors, and dreamers.
    Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • The dreamer remains a great story, a football survivor.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 16 July 2025
Noun
  • For an unrivaled romantic (or solitary) escape, Mandapa’s 23 one-bedroom pool villas exude comfort and ambience galore.
    Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • With so many Queen Anne and Regency buildings, this whole area screams period drama: channel your inner romantic with a visit to a historic home like Keats House (where poet John Keats lived) or Fenton House, with its picturesque walled garden.
    Emma John, AFAR Media, 24 June 2025

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“Don Quixote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Don%20Quixote. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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