How to Use Samoan in a Sentence

Samoan

noun

• Born in Hawai’i and to a father with Samoan roots, Kaimana, like Saelua, identifies as fa’afafine — and much more.
  — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
• Meanwhile, the Samoan rebels—including The Rock—are being booed as heels.
  — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 9 Feb. 2024
• My laugh is so cultural and so Samoan, so it’s always been very normal to me.
  — Zoya Hasan, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
• Johnson, who is Samoan, also lived in Hawaii while growing up.
  — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
• Johnson, who is of Samoan descent and lived in Hawaii as a child, has not yet addressed the online criticism.
  — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
• She and Fualaau, who is of Samoan descent, later got married and raised two daughters, both of whom were born before Fualaau turned 16.
  — Claire Wang, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2023
• Johnson is of Black Nova Scotian and Samoan background.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
• Winfrey is a long-time resident of Maui and Johnson, who is of Samoan descent, lived in Hawaii during part of his childhood.
  — Analisa Novak, CBS News, 31 Aug. 2023
• The sisters continued exchanging text messages but did so in Samoan because only one of the apps was able to be removed from the phone.
  — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2024
• Jax hit a Samoan Drop on an announce table that didn’t break, followed by a splash through the table and an Annihilator.
  — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
• In place of a towering cake, the newlyweds offered a dessert table brimming with Mexican and Samoan desserts.
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024
• In addition to training with Paopao, who like Walter is of Samoan descent, there were sand workouts, weightlifting sessions.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
• On Fridays, traditional Samoan bites follow the fiafia night, including palusami, a cooked blend of taro leaves, coconut milk, and onions.
  — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2024
• If Tonga Loa is trusted again to play a significant role in this feud after a few high-profile botches, yet another member of the Samoan Dynasty could be called upon to even the odds.
  — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
• The Samoan southpaw — as large as ever, though with considerably less hair — held the Giants scoreless on a handful of hits but put four batters on base via walks and ran three-ball counts to another five hitters.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
• The Musée Grévin — a museum specializing in wax figures of famous people — recently revealed its attempt at a likeness of the Samoan actor.
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2023
• In addition to safety tips, like watching for falling coconuts around beaches and not touching coral because cuts from coral take a long time to heal, the park’s website shares various cultural customs tied to the Samoan way.
  — Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
• The book, which will be part memoir, part manifesto, details her mission for a more inclusive future, while also touching upon her family life and Samoan heritage.
  — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
• She was distinguished as the first scholar of Samoan ancestry to receive a professorship at an American university.
  — Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
• An integral part of Samoan culture, fa’afafine are assigned male identity at birth, but explicitly embody both masculine and feminine gender traits in a way unique to Polynesia.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 Nov. 2023
• In September, one of her former students reported finding brown fat in Samoan people, a tropical population.
  — Max G. Levy, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2024
• The second gentleman will meet with Samoan officials and community leaders, according to Liza Acevedo, the second gentleman's communication director.
  — Luke Barr, ABC News, 23 July 2023

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024