How to Use Lao in a Sentence

Lao

noun
  • So far, Luc’s bent-toed gecko has only been found at one site in Lao Cai Province, the study said.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The earlier waves of Hmong and Lao refugees were followed by those from Myanmar.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2023
  • According to Lao Tzu, to name something is to limit it, to cut it off from the eternal.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Cindy Lao’s line dance was destroyed by gunfire a year ago, but her spirit wasn’t.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The one that everybody knows that is available just about any Asian grocery store is called Lao Gan Ma.
    Michael Calore, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2023
  • While the cuisines share many of the same ingredients, Lao food is neither as sweet or sour as Thai, more reliant on fresh herbs and not as heavy.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
  • This is Chongqing Lao Zao, a restaurant that specializes in hot pot, which is said to have originated in Chongqing.
    Caroline Shin, Bon Appétit, 13 Oct. 2023
  • For scores of Lao villagers, almost all of them farmers with no knowledge of the outside world, life changed forever.
    Saqib Rahim, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The spicy condiment, made by cooking chiles, spices and peppercorns in oil, was bottled by Lao Gan Ma in 1997, according to Allrecipes.
    Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
  • In a courtyard nearby, another of the theatre’s most famous dramatists, Lao She, was taunted and abused by a group of Red Guards, and later found dead.
    Han Zhang, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2023
  • New trucks fried up Chicago-style breaded chicken, Lao-style fish sauce wings wings and puffy thighs blanketed with fiery Thai curry.
    oregonlive, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Set within the walls of the former French governor's residence, the hotel has 25 suites and plenty of Lao character.
    Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2023

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