How to Use Russian in a Sentence

Russian

noun
Definition of Russiannext
  • Alcaraz won the fourth set in much the same manner after breaking Medvedev at 3-3 when the Russian sent a backhand long.
    — Ava Wallace, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
  • Georgia once belonged to the Russian Empire and more recently was annexed by the Soviet Union.
    — Eve Hill-Agnus, ARTnews.com, 18 July 2024
  • The Russian Defense Ministry said Ukraine was aware of the plans.
    — Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Available sources claim that the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet was among the dead.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2023
  • At the end of the scene, the Russian and the Ukrainian take turns humping each other from behind.
    — Simon Shuster, TIME, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The idea for Black Russian Label was planted in de'Shay mind.
    — Kayla Jackson, AZCentral.com, 17 Mar. 2024
  • The posts are mostly in Russian, but there are also a few in English.
    — WIRED, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Lockshin’s producers distanced themselves from him — but that was not enough to keep them in the good graces of the Russian Cinema Fund.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The tablet menu has options for Ukrainian, English, and Russian—and staff say the majority of clientele speak the latter.
    — TIME, 11 Apr. 2024
  • French artist born in the former Russian Empire, known for his sculptures, paintings, and lithographs in the Cubist style, at Givenchy.
    — Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2023
  • As the Russian War in Ukraine approaches the 2-year mark, for Ukraine's 40 plus million citizens, there appears to be very little to be hopeful about.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Bondar and her family, who still live in Ukraine, switched from speaking Russian to Ukrainian.
    — Alex Haddon, The Indianapolis Star, 21 June 2024
  • In this corner of Norway’s far north, just five miles from the border with Russia, road signs give directions in Norwegian and Russian.
    — Melissa Eddy Patrick Junker, New York Times, 10 July 2023
  • Likewise, Roscosmos benefits from this arrangement to ensure there's always a Russian on the space station, even in the event of a problem with Soyuz.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The Russian Defense Ministry said that drone attacks in other regions were thwarted.
    — Marc Santora, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The house of worship was expropriated and given to a Russian Ministry.
    — Peter Pomerantsev, TIME, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Also in the group of 10: American high jumper Erik Kynard, who finished second to another Russian found to be doping.
    — CBS News, 30 May 2024
  • Likewise, the loss of a single tank is hardly comparable to that of a warship—such as the Russian Navy's flagship Moskva, which was sunk in the spring of 2022—or the recent capture of Avdiivka.
    — Peter Suciu, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
  • This type of cross was once prohibited in the Russian Empire, which at various points included parts of modern-day Poland.
    — Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Over the centuries, as Shakespeare’s reach extended worldwide, Ukraine, under the sway of the Russian Empire, entered its own fraught relationship with the playwright and his works.
    — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
  • Parents are racing to enroll their kindergarteners in Russian Math.
    — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 25 July 2023
  • Killing the tsar also killed Narodnaya Volya, but the regime was unable to reform, and 30 years later the Russian Revolution overthrew it.
    — Audrey Kurth Cronin, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2023
  • It was dubbed into Ukrainian rather than Russian, and linguists have highlighted how well its American slang was rendered.
    — Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Indeed, the Russian tried to bring the game to Djokovic, challenging him at the net, but Djokovic responded with sometimes perfect strokes, ultimately taking the tiebreaker and set, and setting himself up for the straight-sets win.
    — Claire Cardona, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2023
  • As his fashion sense has matured from skater shirts and five-panel hats to Russian ushankas and sweater vests, his influence has held strong, many of his music fans following in lockstep into his new world.
    — Kenan Draughorne, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
  • The Russian Olympic Committee is not boycotting the Paris games and has voiced support for athletes wishing to compete as neutral individuals.
    — Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The Russian River enriches the soil with the nutrients needed to support both wildlife and agriculture, with the prevailing fog influence being perfect for the growing of Pinot Noir.
    — Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
  • In one incident in the early days of the war, Ukrainian authorities and witnesses alleged Russian used the munitions in an attack on a train station that killed 50 people.
    — Júlia Ledur, Washington Post, 7 July 2023
  • Moscow and a representative for the Russian Embassy in Washington didn’t respond to a request for comment.
    — Louise Radnofsky, WSJ, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Though the plays were performed in Russian, a language Strasberg didn’t understand, the subtle artistry of the actors — so different from the operatic histrionics typical of the time — seemed to reach out from the stage and offer a lifeline.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023

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