jus

Example Sentences

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She has a firm idea about the distinction between two very different theories of citizenship: jus soli, based on soil, and jus sanguinis, based on descent.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Options range from $19 wagyu oxtail patties to a $48 grilled pork chop served with crab butter, grilled mango and a jus flavored with kuchela, a Trinidadian green-mango relish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

“A dollar, maybe eighty cents. Just the Italian beef jus poured over bread.”

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

Ireland was the last country in the region to allow unrestricted jus soli.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2025

“Ah jus lak uh chicken. Chicken drink water, but he don’t pee-pee.”

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston