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

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024