Example Sentences

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Beliso-De Jesús expanded on that idea, pointing to the concept of iwa pele, or good character, as a guiding principle in Lucumí.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025

The puppet might say: “‘Let’s talk about iwa pele.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2023

The lava cricket, Caconemobius fori—'ūhini nēnē pele in Hawaiian—is, according to many biologists, the first multicellular life form to take up residence on new Hawaiian lava flows.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 20, 2019

The castle stood on a hill to one side of the valley, and there was a handsome pele tower on the bill of the other side.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

They walked together silently up the hill to the pele tower, except that the major explained the situation as they went.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White