Example sentences for: columbus

How can you use “columbus” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • On 19 November 1493, Columbus was lucky enough to be met by the kindly Taínos (in fact, the name Taíno meant “friend” and was used by the Indians to enable the Europeans to distinguish between them and the not-so-friendly Caribs).

  • The live Columbus, Ohio, town meeting (which became a town beating) sent the pundits scurrying for thesauri to find synonyms for "fiasco" and "disaster."

  • The NYT reports this comment on the Columbus protests made by Sen.

  • Variant: standing O standing ESPN, July 20, 1987 ovation R-word recession Joan Lunden, ABC-TV, Oct. 27, 1987 Variant: dirty R Reagan Mike Royko, Columbus Dispatch, Dec. 15, 1987 T-word taxes New York Times Maga- zine, Jan.

  • According to folklore, Columbus drew water from the well here, took it to the New World, and used it to baptize America.


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