Esperanto

Example Sentences

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Today, Esperanto may seem like little more than a colorful historical oddity.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2023

When Interpol was first being planned in 1914, French was chosen as the designated language — but organizers also believed Esperanto could be a viable alternative in the future.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2022

Real, but not: “Conlangs,” or constructed languages, have been around for decades—like Klingon, Sindarin, and Esperanto.

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2019

In his first version of the tweet, the president typed Mark Esper’s name as Mark Esperanto.

From The Guardian • Oct. 20, 2019

First he had studied Esperanto, then the world’s religions, and now it was alchemy.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho