ethnic group

Example Sentences

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Though Latinos make up about 40% of the state’s population and are California’s largest ethnic group, they historically have lower turnout in elections and are underrepresented in government.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

“Asian Americans are actually the first racial and ethnic group for whom cancer is the leading cause of death,” said Scarlett Gomez, a cancer epidemiologist at UC San Francisco and a lead on the project.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Just a few months ago, he was with his younger brother, Abubakar Wada, in the grazing fields with his family's cattle, when they were surrounded by armed men from the mainly Christian Berom ethnic group.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Catholics usually went to the parish tied to their ethnic group and neighborhood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

In fact, they were the largest ethnic group in the westward migration.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz