North America

Example Sentences

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The beginnings of British settlement in North America are hardly untrodden territory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The World Cup begins in North America on Thursday but China won't be there after failing to qualify once again, leaving their sole appearance back in 2002.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Stephen Brown, chief North America economist at Capital Economics, said May's rise alone was "not large enough to prove any ammo" to those on the Fed's rate-setting committee who want to push interest rates up.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

"A black face is very rare but there is a heron from North America that is very similar, the little blue heron, but they have different qualities if you look closely."

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

All the early English colonizers of North America, including those who came for religious reasons, had sworn loyalty to the king of England.

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