How to Use Nepali in a Sentence

Nepali

noun
  • The remains of the Nepali man were found near an ancient trade route crossing the Himalayas.
    Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2024
  • The missing Nepali guides were swept into a crack in a glacier and buried by an avalanche, Reuters reports.
    Laura Barcella, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Hamill, along with his team of Western and Nepali guides, spent the previous day fielding questions and assessing gear.
    Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The restaurant’s Nepali jhol momos—juicy thin-skinned dumplings stuffed with beef, chicken, or goat and swimming in a broth of chicken stock, tomatoes, and chili peppers—are not to be missed.
    Caroline Shin, Bon Appétit, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Yamuna Shrestha owes back rent on her Nepali restaurant in Queens and is struggling with increases.
    Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 8 May 2023
  • The approach carries over to the beverages, with cocktails and alcohol-free drinks made with ingredients such as Nepali tea, baobab, and sumac.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
  • This Nepali movie, directed by Upendra Subba, follows a man’s struggle to bring back his wife.
    Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
  • Already this year, 12 people have died and five are missing on Everest as the spring climbing season comes to an end, according to Nepali officials.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN, 1 June 2023
  • In 2019, an activist with a Nepali cultural heritage protection group emailed the Denver Art Museum about a limestone tablet in its collection.
    Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 10 June 2024
  • That September, the Nepali journalist Padam Thakurathi published an exposé in one of the country’s largest newspapers, promising to name high-ranking officials involved in drug trafficking the following week.
    Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
  • However, there were already people who were being evacuated, including an elite Nepali runner, a woman from Australia, and a 50-something-year-old who was suffering from the wet cough that can lead to serious issues.
    Michael Clinton, Men's Health, 14 June 2023
  • Entire villages were leveled, hundreds of thousands of Nepali people were made homeless, and reconstruction totaling $6 billion is still ongoing today.
    Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Amber, for instance, is ethnically Nepali (Bhutan has a history of delegitimizing Lhotshampa Nepali people), and his sense of belonging is dependent not only on a cultural notion of contentment, but on politics and paperwork.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Jan. 2024

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