How to Use bilingual in a Sentence

bilingual

adjective
  • She grew up in a bilingual community.
  • Several of the employees are bilingual.
  • The town has an excellent bilingual education program.
  • He is bilingual in English and Japanese.
  • There’s a Spanish mode, too, which makes this a great gift for bilingual children.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 11 July 2023
  • Something that came in handy during his time on the job was being bilingual.
    John Benson, cleveland, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The artist blends melodic hip-hop and R&B with Latin grooves, creating bilingual bangers to fill your night.
    Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Over the same period, support for bilingual signs rose from 51% to 56%.
    Chris Lau, CNN, 29 July 2023
  • Fubo TV also has bilingual viewing options for the World Cup.
    Solcyre Burga, Time, 19 Nov. 2022
  • On the other side of the United States, Ms. Rezai and her father were the only members of the family who were bilingual.
    Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2023
  • Hitchcock also praised the St. Cloud center for its bilingual staff.
    Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Longman was raised bilingual in French and English and speaks Arabic.
    ABC News, 1 Dec. 2022
  • At just 4 years old, Adonis was already bilingual, thanks to Brussaux, who hails from France.
    Ellie Beeck, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Michaels said some staffers are bilingual, able to speak English and Spanish or English and Creole.
    Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Round up the homies, lather on the sunblock and pack that reusable water bottle for this bilingual beach cleanup.
    Kamren Curiel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The team compared the Bactrian found in both the bilingual and trilingual scripts to make further connections.
    Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2023
  • What is your approach in thinking about and putting together what the final bilingual program will look like, from year to year?
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Anya Taylor-Joy has her costar Jack Black to thank — partly — for her bilingual abilities.
    Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Yun Hai provides bilingual labels as part of their effort to guide shoppers of all backgrounds.
    Megan Zhang, Saveur, 31 Jan. 2024
  • To make the stories more lively, bilingual stories are included and puppet shows, skits and other props are used to bring the stories to life.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2023
  • The program will include crafts, a bilingual storytime, snacks and carols.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Because of his years in Spain, Lawson is fully bilingual, which has helped his adaptation.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Legend quickly leveraged his connections to the Latin music world to forge a bilingual kinship with Mafe.
    USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The department continues to seek more bilingual staff, Torres Fast said.
    María Ramos Pacheco, Dallas News, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The doc shows the real lives of three bilingual children who are doing their best to bridge the language barrier gap for their Spanish-speaking parents.
    Brenda Barrientos, refinery29.com, 29 June 2023
  • The principal is calling on the state for more funding, especially for bilingual staff.
    Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The bilingual pop star also unveiled a 20-date headlining trek across North America this spring.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Beckmann, who is bilingual and also performs some of his songs in Spanish, will be releasing a new album in 2023.
    Dallas News, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Another lender that Wong’s office works with is Citibank, which has a bilingual office in Chinatown.
    Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2023
  • Although the district has pledged to open more bilingual programs, many remain skeptical.
    Tara García Mathewson, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023

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