How to Use Arabian in a Sentence

Arabian

adjective
  • Sometimes called Arabian greyhounds, the fleet, somewhat shy dogs joined the AKC pack in 2016.
    CBS News, 20 Mar. 2024
  • She’s first encountered here holed up in the Arabian desert with a $50 million bounty on her head.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2023
  • Some of the comments on social media have brought up Shakira’s Arabian heritage as to why she should be allowed to wear the braids.
    Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
  • An Arabian sponge cake often served for Eid, the cake is perfumed with saffron and cardamom — the two spices are a heavenly duo here — and filled with tiny pearls of sweet dates.
    Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2023
  • The natural predator of the Arabian tahr is the Arabian leopard.
    Amiah Taylor, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024
  • On May 18, Gypsy, a 30-year-old Arabian horse, was humanely euthanized due to an acute episode of colic that zoo staff believed wouldn't have been solved with surgery.
    Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The war eventually was stopped by the compassion of an Arabian girl who saved lives and brought reputation and glory to her family.
    Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Vetere touted the growth of the Saudi Arabian cinema industry and box office since the reopening of movie theaters a few years ago.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2023
  • They were freed some four months later as part of a 10-person prisoner exchange brokered by the Saudi Arabian government.
    Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 20 July 2023
  • There are few animals as beautiful as an Arabian, or as strong and impressive as a Belgian or a Clydesdale, or as striking as an Appaloosa.
    David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The tradition also finds its origins in various communal practices, including those of the Bedouin, the nomadic peoples of the Arabian deserts.
    Zahra Hankir, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
  • When young Saudi Arabian director Moe Alatawi was growing up, cinema was banned in his country.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The Arabian oryx — a visually-striking antelope with distinct, ringed horns and the national animal of Qatar — had been hunted almost to extinction by the 1970s.
    Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The regional diplomacy comes as talks between warring factions in the Saudi Arabian coastal city of Jeddah repeatedly failed to stop the fighting.
    Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 July 2023
  • The effort picked up steam after several drone attacks against Saudi Arabian oil facilities in 2019.
    Richard Pérez-Peña, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Reportedly, one obstacle to military action against the Houthis has been Saudi Arabian pleas.
    Shay Khatiri, National Review, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The new title holder: Sattar, a Saudi Arabian family comedy about a depressed man who follows his dreams of becoming a freestyle wrestling champion.
    Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2023
  • For active types, the Arabian city has no shortage of recreational options, including horseback riding, golf, indoor skiing, padel tennis, and kayaking.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Kazlauskas said many Arabian congregants used to attend local Catholic services, but many of the older members appreciated a service in Arabic.
    Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Monahan’s memo to players indicated a strong Saudi Arabian presence.
    Doug Ferguson, Anchorage Daily News, 6 June 2023
  • Despite their rural origins in Yemen’s northern mountains, the Houthis have shown a surprisingly global understanding of how to attack global trade, hitting at Saudi Arabian oil facilities long before their current moves to disrupt shipping.
    Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The country’s school curricula and general historical works are being revised to place more emphasis on Arabian culture and the decisive role the royal family played in unifying and pacifying the region beginning in the eighteenth century.
    Bernard Haykel, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Outside its home market, the company is exploring business opportunities with the Saudi Arabian government.
    John Yoon, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Attending the Saudi Arabian summit suggests that those discussions remain ongoing.
    Rafi Schwartz, The Week, 31 July 2023
  • This summer, Saudi Arabian investment upended another global sport: soccer.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 30 July 2023
  • Sometimes called Arabian greyhounds, the fleet, somewhat shy dogs joined the AKC pack in 2016.
    CBS News, 20 Mar. 2024
  • She’s first encountered here holed up in the Arabian desert with a $50 million bounty on her head.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2023
  • Some of the comments on social media have brought up Shakira’s Arabian heritage as to why she should be allowed to wear the braids.
    Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
  • An Arabian sponge cake often served for Eid, the cake is perfumed with saffron and cardamom — the two spices are a heavenly duo here — and filled with tiny pearls of sweet dates.
    Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2023
  • The natural predator of the Arabian tahr is the Arabian leopard.
    Amiah Taylor, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024

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