Example sentences for: eskimo

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

  • I once read that the Eskimo has 30-odd words for snow, not all of them impolite, which is not surprising in view of the Arctic habitat and lifestyle.

  • Hannibal's elephants did not have to give way to oncoming traffic (there was none) and cries of “Mush, mush” are presumably all that has ever been required on polar ice-caps to urge on Eskimo dogs.

  • VERBATIM ran an article, “Politically Correct Nomenclature, or, How to Win at Trivial Pursuit and Lose Friends” [XVIII, 4], by Marc A. Schindler, that delved into the subject, particularly with regard to the use of Inuit for Eskimo, though I note that the trade name, Eskimo Pie, has not been changed to Inuit Pie; also, it seems unlikely that the French ice cream confection, Esquimau Gervais, has been hailed into court.

  • The larger branch, Eskimo, has a major division near Bering Strait.

  • In Canada, the word `Inuit' (meaning `people'; the singular is `Inuk') has now almost totally replaced `Eskimo' (generally, although perhaps erroneously, believed to be derived from a derogatory Algonkian term meaning `eaters of raw meat').


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