How to Use Korean in a Sentence

Korean

noun
  • In the early 1950s, the ship saw action in the Korean War.
    Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The movie took place during the Korean War, but y’know: wink, wink, wink.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
  • The South Korean will be loaned out in the coming season.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 8 July 2025
  • Every North Korean knows that Kim Jong-un is the boss — trust me.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 10 Nov. 2023
  • At the time, the country was fresh off the Korean War, whose combat ended in 1953 as the result of an armistice.
    Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
  • The countries have been cut off from each other since the Korean War ended with an armistice in 1953.
    Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 9 June 2024
  • Tran loves K-pop, watches videos at night to learn Korean and would love to visit Seoul.
    Aniruddha Ghosal, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The beer, known in Korean as maekju, drained from what appeared to be beefy version of Gatorade bottles.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
  • The beach is named after Rosamond Johnson, who fought in the Korean War.
    USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
  • He was stationed in China before the war, and in Japan during the Korean War.
    oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2023
  • After all he the first Prime Minister to come to power while the country was at war since the Korean War.
    Zenger News, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The South Korean was one of many students from around the world that traveled to the skydiving center to jump and train, often drawn to its low prices.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 24 May 2024
  • The project won best dance electronic album and song at the 17th Korean Music Awards.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Freeman, whose mother is South Korean, also is the first coach of Asian heritage to get this far.
    Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Katie is described as Korean American, about 5 feet tall and 100 pounds, with brown eyes, dark brown hair and braces.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
  • But there are some great food options in the neighborhood, including Park Korean Eatery, as well as the cutest coffee shops in the city.
    Lea Dlugosch, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2025
  • When the man finally finished, the women smiled, nodded at me, and a few said something in Korean.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2024
  • The event comes as delegations from Russia and China visit the country for the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War.
    Dasl Yoon, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Her grandfather served as a helicopter crew chief in the Korean War.
    Daniel Langhorne, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024
  • Despite not scoring, the South Korean was a constant threat, with darting runs and breakneck pace.
    Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Hassinger was later drafted to serve in the Korean War.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
  • While Jones expected to be sent to fight in the Korean War, he was not commissioned until 1953, after the war had ended.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Also, the fluidity between the English and the Korean is so smooth.
    Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2023
  • For the most part, the songs were mainly in English, but there were moments when Korean was used, adding authenticity to the story.
    Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • More than 70 years after the Korean War settled into a tense standoff, North Korea remains one of the most repressive regimes in the world.
    Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Tensions on the Korean Peninsula remain high in the wake of North Korea's barrage of missile tests since 2022.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Bibs also tend to represent a more diverse range of cuisines than the main guide, which more often than not skews French, Japanese, and Korean.
    Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Most golfers reach out to a broker via text message on KakaoTalk, and the transaction typically is in Korean.
    Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024
  • After defeating the North Korean and guaranteeing herself a spot on the podium, Elor put her face in her hands in shock.
    Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2024
  • According to the Korean Folk Art website, tigers were believed to keep away evil spirits, while magpies brought good news, and the animals were painted together to make a strong pairing.
    Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025

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