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Example Sentences

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Step off the 7 train, and languages quickly shift from Nepali and Bengali to Spanish and Tagalog as you walk between blocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Voices in four languages that weren’t needed, because the language we spoke was the game: the give-and-go, the look that means I’m here, I’ve got you.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

The wish tags hanging on the “Wish Tree” feature various hopes and dreams that are written in a number of different languages.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Moir said it took three to four years to fully staff the modern languages department at Mackie Academy.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Bobby loved languages and, in addition to being fluent in Spanish, was becoming adept at Russian and German.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady