How to Use Basque in a Sentence

Basque

noun
  • How about all of your scenes with the Swans at La Côte Basque?
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Asturias is one of four regions along Spain's north coast, from Galicia in the west to the Basque Country in the east.
    Paul Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The Basque Country club last won the competition in 1984.
    Tales Azzoni, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Mini Basque Cheese Fun and rich, with a thick, almost sticky texture.
    Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Add Pumpkin Basque Cheesecake or chocolate tarte for $30 each.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 12 Nov. 2022
  • Down in Basque Country, Biarritz draws in both celebrities and surfers with its impressive (but gentle) waves.
    Lilit Marcus, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2023
  • After departing Le Select and Café Basque, though, that’s now his only stateside venture.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 May 2023
  • The Basque Country and the Canary Islands are boosting their regional film businesses, building on some of the world’s most attractive tax advantages.
    Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 15 May 2024
  • Despite a population of just under 2.2 million people, according to the Basque Statistics Office, the region is home to 23 Michelin star restaurants, including four with three stars.
    Jack Bantock, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
  • But his dependency on fringe parties to keep his minority coalition afloat, including the separatist forces from Catalonia and the Basque Country, and his passing of a slew of liberal-minded laws may cost him his job.
    Ciarán Giles and Joseph Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2023
  • The retrospective will be accompanied by the publication of a book of interviews with the filmmaker published in collaboration with the Basque Film Archive.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 29 June 2023
  • But his dependency on fringe parties to keep his minority coalition afloat, including separatist forces from Catalonia and the Basque Country, and his passing of a slew of liberal-minded laws may cost him his job.
    Ciarán Giles, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2023
  • Elections on July 23 will pit the ruling coalition of center-left and radical left parties, supported by Basque and Catalan nationalists, against a potential alliance between the country’s conservative and far-right parties.
    Ben Wray, WIRED, 20 July 2023

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