Examples of Chinatown in a Sentence
We had dinner in Chinatown.
Recent Examples on the Web
Preservationists recently labeled the neighborhood, which faces similar gentrification as in Chinatown, an endangered historic place.
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Aida Ylanan, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Or Stop Making Sense, Avatar, Apollo 13, Chinatown, Easy Rider, Paper Moon, Lone Star, or roughly 90 percent of any movies featuring monsters terrorizing pretty ladies from the last 50 years?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2024
In February, residents of San Francisco also set one of the vehicles on fire in the middle of San Francisco’s Chinatown.
—Emily Price, PCMAG, 11 May 2024
Later, Berlin worked as a singing waiter in New York City in Chinatown’s Pelham Cafe.
—Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 11 May 2024
Working out of Sigma Sound Studios in the city’s Chinatown section, Gamble and Huff assembled a bullet-proof cast of arrangers and session players collectively known as M.F.S.B. (Mother, Father, Sister, Brother).
—John Morrison, SPIN, 9 May 2024
And while the city boasts 20 distinct neighborhoods, Chinatown, The Mission, The Castro, Haight-Ashbury, and Fisherman’s Wharf tend to be the most popular among tourists.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
Recently that included Chinese broccoli, which was great quality and on sale at a price that rivaled Chinatown.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2024
But growing up in New York City, Wong watched one parent peddle medicinal herbs all day long while the other toiled away in a Chinatown sweatshop.
—Amy X. Wang, New York Times, 7 May 2024
Aida Ylanan, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Or Stop Making Sense, Avatar, Apollo 13, Chinatown, Easy Rider, Paper Moon, Lone Star, or roughly 90 percent of any movies featuring monsters terrorizing pretty ladies from the last 50 years?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2024
In February, residents of San Francisco also set one of the vehicles on fire in the middle of San Francisco’s Chinatown.
—Emily Price, PCMAG, 11 May 2024
Later, Berlin worked as a singing waiter in New York City in Chinatown’s Pelham Cafe.
—Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 11 May 2024
Working out of Sigma Sound Studios in the city’s Chinatown section, Gamble and Huff assembled a bullet-proof cast of arrangers and session players collectively known as M.F.S.B. (Mother, Father, Sister, Brother).
—John Morrison, SPIN, 9 May 2024
And while the city boasts 20 distinct neighborhoods, Chinatown, The Mission, The Castro, Haight-Ashbury, and Fisherman’s Wharf tend to be the most popular among tourists.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
Recently that included Chinese broccoli, which was great quality and on sale at a price that rivaled Chinatown.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2024
But growing up in New York City, Wong watched one parent peddle medicinal herbs all day long while the other toiled away in a Chinatown sweatshop.
—Amy X. Wang, New York Times, 7 May 2024
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“Chinatown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chinatown. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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Chinatown
noun
Chi·na·town
ˈchī-nə-ˌtau̇n 
: an area of a city where many people of Chinese ancestry live
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