How to Use Persian in a Sentence
Persian
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In the piece, called Persian Moon, the face is crying tears of blood.
—Sydney Carruth, AZCentral.com, 2 July 2023
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The move is in response to the harassment of oil tankers by Iranian forces in the Persian Gulf.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2023
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Some 20% of the world’s oil passes through the narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to the wider world.
—Jon Gambrell, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2023
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Civilian airports have been closed in Iran and flights from the Persian Gulf were diverted.
—USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
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The shelter found ideal adopters for each Persian among the hundreds of applications and expects to have all the cats in their new homes by the end of the week.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 26 June 2023
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Nearly 12 percent of global trade passes through the Red Sea, as well as a prodigious amount of oil from the Persian Gulf.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 19 Dec. 2023
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The sailor accumulated at least four years of sea time and worked on numerous ships in the Persian Gulf.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2024
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On one white-sand beach, the waves of the Persian Gulf lapped at the shore as grinning clients braced themselves before plunging into tubs of ice water.
—Júlia Ledur, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2023
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On a bay just off the Persian Gulf, two very unusual Navy vessels moved about: one built for speed, the other endurance, but both unmanned.
—Eric Lipton, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023
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Qatar, a gas-rich peninsula in the Persian Gulf, has mediated talks between Israel and Hamas since the start of the conflict.
—John Hudson, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
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Around 14 people were injured when the plane hit severe turbulence as the aircraft approached the Persian Gulf.
—Adam Sabes, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2023
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The strike group is headed toward the Persian Gulf — a clear message directed at Iran — but will most likely remain outside the gulf.
—Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2023
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Meanwhile, the adults-only Persian Garden area in the spa is ideal for wellness-seeking cruisers.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2024
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On Persian Twitter, the disaster was all anyone was talking about.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, Harper's Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023
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Geneva show organizers hosted a show in Qatar in the fall, where big-name brands sought buyers and attention in oil-rich Persian Gulf states.
—James Brooks and Jamey Keaten, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
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From there, some branches of the language moved eastward and gave rise to languages including Persian and Hindustani.
—Kurt Kleiner, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2024
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Now the crown prince, who took power in 2017, wants to follow Qatar in welcoming football fans the world over to the Persian Gulf a century after his grandfather founded the state.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2023
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Houston released it as a single later that month, with the proceeds going to soldiers involved in the Persian Gulf War and their families.
—Rachel Yang, EW.com, 5 Feb. 2024
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Our dining critic recommends Shahrazad, which serves up Persian and Middle Eastern cuisine, for a quick lunch.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 9 July 2024
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The government’s media office would not disclose how many people remain behind bars in Bahrain, an island nation in the Persian Gulf.
—Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 5 May 2024
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Indeed, these first days of March promise to transform Dubai, already one of the Persian Gulf’s most energetic cities, into a true oasis for the cybernetic-avant-garde.
—Ana María Caballero, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
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Mobile Bay also played a key role in protecting American aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf area.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023
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The Persian Gulf, incidentally, is another land-poor, cash-rich enclave that has reached into the surrounding seas to extend its salable square footage.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2023
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But believe it or not there’s a festival devoted to Damascus goats, complete with a beauty contest to select the most attractive of these bizarre animals from around the Persian Gulf.
—Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024
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Critically, such a policy would make the Persian Gulf much less important to Washington.
—Andrew Byers, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2024
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The discovery of natural gas off the shores of Qatar has transformed this inhospitable Persian Gulf peninsula into a major geopolitical player.
—Mark P. Mills, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2023
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But in other regions like the Persian Gulf and South Asia, higher temperatures are instead increasing humidity.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 5 June 2024
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Last year, a delegation of congressional staff members visited a naval shipyard in Kochi, on the western coast, where officers showed off India’s newest aircraft carrier and pitched their port as a repair shop for warships working the Persian Gulf.
—Damien Cave, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
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His administration invited other Arab countries, especially from the Persian Gulf, to explore a new relationship with Israel.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
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