How to Use tribespeople in a Sentence
tribespeople
plural noun-
Here in Jordan, the Bedouin—nomadic Arab tribespeople—have roamed the sands for centuries.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2022
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Few of his tribespeople believe that that accounts for all the money.
—Sean Flynn, Smithsonian, 23 Feb. 2018
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In the same year, photos emerged of tribespeople living deep in the rainforest of the western Brazilian state of Acre.
—James Rogers, Fox News, 24 Aug. 2018
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As is often the case, the lizard may be new to science but the local tribespeople – the Agta and Ilongot – have known about it for centuries.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 6 Apr. 2010
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Some tribespeople are often found to be in cahoots with drug smugglers and cartels to stash or traffic drugs.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2018
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Dug is a cipher of a hero who’s constantly upstaged by his fellow tribespeople, who in turn get upstaged by a sentient warthog named Hognob.
—Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader, 21 Feb. 2018
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Germany apologised on May 28 for its role in the slaughter of Herero and Nama tribespeople and officially described the massacre as genocide for the first time.
—Reuters, CNN, 22 Sep. 2021
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Decades ago, there were more options for Indigenous tribespeople.
—Sheikh Saaliq, ajc, 23 Nov. 2022
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This storm felled hundreds of thousands of trees, destroyed numerous houses, sank ships and killed scores of people, including eight Wampanaog tribespeople drowned by the 14-foot storm surge.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2020
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When Hindu groups showed up, some tribespeople sacrificed cows, a holy animal for Hindus.
—Sheikh Saaliq, ajc, 23 Nov. 2022
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Midthunder’s Naru enlivens the female-empowerment plot, in which her character is mocked by her fellow tribespeople for wanting to do something other than cook.
—Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022
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There’s more palpable empathy, chased by a jolt of shock and revulsion, when the film zeroes in on local tribespeople maintaining their everyday routine amid the tumult.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 9 Aug. 2022
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Their families, proud Sunni tribespeople, appealed for justice, then called for reform of the regime, and finally demanded its removal.
—Charles Glass, Harper's magazine, 10 Feb. 2019
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There are Andean peaks and Amazonian jungles, gaucho prairies and colonial towns, indigenous tribespeople and a wild Pacific coast.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2019
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Finally, to determine what this approach to resting might mean for legs and muscles, the scientists asked several tribespeople to sit, walk and squat while wearing sensors that chart muscular contractions.
—Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2020
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