Examples of Egyptian in a Sentence
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 May 2024
His 2008 film Whatever Lola Wants followed a postal worker in New York who aspired to be an Egyptian belly dancer; his controversial drama Much Loved (which premiered in Cannes’ Directors Fortnight sidebar in 2015) explored prostitution in Morocco through the lives of four women.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
Meanwhile, the vital Rafah crossing and the Kerem Shalom crossing remain closed, limiting the ability of aid organizations to bring in supplies that have piled up on the Egyptian side of the border.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
The indictments portrayed her as an intermediary between her husband, Egyptian intelligence and military officials and the New Jersey businessmen who were seeking political favors from the senator.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 15 May 2024
Further attempts to poison water supplies in Gaza were thwarted when Egyptian officials found out, says Takriti.
—TIME, 15 May 2024
Israeli leaders have said Egypt's government halted traffic through the border while Egyptian leaders blame Israel for the stoppage.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 15 May 2024
Hana, meanwhile, had secured a monopoly from the Egyptian government on certifying U.S. food exported to Egypt as halal.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 13 May 2024
The proposal that Egyptian mediators had put to Hamas sets out a three-stage process that would bring an immediate, six-week cease-fire and partial release of Israeli hostages taken in the Oct. 7 attack, and would include some sort of Israeli pullout.
—TIME, 5 May 2024
Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2024
Outside my office, there is a picture of the Slovenian Sphinx visiting the Egyptian Sphinx, taken during a 2018 photo shoot in Giza nine months after Melania Trump was blindsided by the steamy news about her husband and Stormy Daniels.
—Maureen Dowd, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
Netanyahu's language referenced the Egyptian pharoah's biblical refusal to free the enslaved Israelites, a story Jewish people all over the world will retell during holiday meals.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 21 Apr. 2024
Hollywood Atelier was nominated in the category alongside Catalyst (LinkedIn News), The Dads (Netflix), How Una Pizza Napoletana Became the No.1 Ranked Pizza in the World (Eater) and Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre (Netflix).
—Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024
In search of an equalizer, Klopp introduced Mohamed Salah after the break and the Egyptian almost made an instant impact.
—Ben Church, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
The Milestone Movies collection will screen across three theaters: New York’s Paris Theater, The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood and The Bay Theater in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
—Lexi Carson, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
Eider & Ivory Jeske 1000 Thread Count Egyptian Cotton Bed Sheets, $35.99–$45.99 (orig.
—Ali Faccenda, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
The yacht, in care of the Egyptian Navy, occasionally goes to sea for a day or two.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2024
Adjective
The film is co-produced by producer Abboud Ayyash and line-producer Sayed Abou Haidar, as well as veteran Egyptian producer Mohamed Hefzy through his company Film Clinic.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 May 2024
His 2008 film Whatever Lola Wants followed a postal worker in New York who aspired to be an Egyptian belly dancer; his controversial drama Much Loved (which premiered in Cannes’ Directors Fortnight sidebar in 2015) explored prostitution in Morocco through the lives of four women.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
Meanwhile, the vital Rafah crossing and the Kerem Shalom crossing remain closed, limiting the ability of aid organizations to bring in supplies that have piled up on the Egyptian side of the border.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
The indictments portrayed her as an intermediary between her husband, Egyptian intelligence and military officials and the New Jersey businessmen who were seeking political favors from the senator.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 15 May 2024
Further attempts to poison water supplies in Gaza were thwarted when Egyptian officials found out, says Takriti.
—TIME, 15 May 2024
Israeli leaders have said Egypt's government halted traffic through the border while Egyptian leaders blame Israel for the stoppage.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 15 May 2024
Hana, meanwhile, had secured a monopoly from the Egyptian government on certifying U.S. food exported to Egypt as halal.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 13 May 2024
The proposal that Egyptian mediators had put to Hamas sets out a three-stage process that would bring an immediate, six-week cease-fire and partial release of Israeli hostages taken in the Oct. 7 attack, and would include some sort of Israeli pullout.
—TIME, 5 May 2024
Noun
In Tutankhamun’s case, the original artifacts are all owned by the same entity: the Grand Egyptian Museum, which has been under construction since 2005.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2024
Outside my office, there is a picture of the Slovenian Sphinx visiting the Egyptian Sphinx, taken during a 2018 photo shoot in Giza nine months after Melania Trump was blindsided by the steamy news about her husband and Stormy Daniels.
—Maureen Dowd, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
Netanyahu's language referenced the Egyptian pharoah's biblical refusal to free the enslaved Israelites, a story Jewish people all over the world will retell during holiday meals.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 21 Apr. 2024
Hollywood Atelier was nominated in the category alongside Catalyst (LinkedIn News), The Dads (Netflix), How Una Pizza Napoletana Became the No.1 Ranked Pizza in the World (Eater) and Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre (Netflix).
—Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024
In search of an equalizer, Klopp introduced Mohamed Salah after the break and the Egyptian almost made an instant impact.
—Ben Church, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
The Milestone Movies collection will screen across three theaters: New York’s Paris Theater, The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood and The Bay Theater in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
—Lexi Carson, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
Eider & Ivory Jeske 1000 Thread Count Egyptian Cotton Bed Sheets, $35.99–$45.99 (orig.
—Ali Faccenda, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
The yacht, in care of the Egyptian Navy, occasionally goes to sea for a day or two.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Egyptian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Egyptian. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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