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gentile

[jen-tahyl] / ˈdʒɛn taɪl /


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Jesenská, a gentile, was a Czechoslovak citizen living in Vienna, and when she received Kafka’s permission to translate him into Czech the two began a passionate correspondence.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

A rabbi and a gentile who fall in love?

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 28, 2024

Now, because it occurs around the biggest holiday here for our gentile friends, we make a much bigger deal out of it.

From Salon Dec. 14, 2023

“We reaffirm that Jew and gentile, we are one nation under God; that black and white, we are one nation indivisible; that Republican and Democrat, we are all Americans,” he said.

From Washington Times Jul. 3, 2023

The group found a gentile restaurant, then visited a public swimming pool.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand

On his TV show, he was wary of offending gentiles.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 14, 2025

Moreover, their devotion paid off materially; after converting to Catholicism in mass baptisms, Frank’s followers take on Polish names and prosper as gentiles, with several even entering the nobility.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 3, 2022

Over 7,000 of those righteous gentiles were in Poland, more than in any other country.

From New York Times Jan. 29, 2022

A final example of how Roth's white gentiles talk about Blacks can be found in the autofictional novel "Deception."

From Salon Feb. 7, 2021

They were dressed like gentiles, and most wore no hats, as though to spite the nasty weather and spit in the face of tradition.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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