Examples of Samoan in a Sentence
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Taylor Wily, the Samoan actor from Laie, Hawaii who's best known for playing Kamekona Tupuola on CBS series Hawaii Five-0, died Thursday from natural causes, his manager Michael J. Henderson confirms to Entertainment Weekly.
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 21 June 2024
She was distinguished as the first scholar of Samoan ancestry to receive a professorship at an American university.
—Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
Debbie Chinn profile Residence: Foster City Job: Arts consultant, producer, author
Education: University of Southern California, B.A., Theatre
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While performing in the Polynesian floor-show routines at the House of Mah Jong also included a Samoan dance with knives.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
Cities south of Los Angeles, including Carson, Long Beach and Lakewood, have large communities of Polynesian people, including Native Hawaiian and Samoan groups.
—Aida Ylanan, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
The Samoan southpaw — as large as ever, though with considerably less hair — held the Giants scoreless on a handful of hits but put four batters on base via walks and ran three-ball counts to another five hitters.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
The Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander category will have more detailed choices as well: Native Hawaiian, Samoan, Chamorro, Tongan, Fijian, Marshallese or another group (for example, Chuukese, Palauan, Tahitian).
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Jax hit a Samoan Drop on an announce table that didn’t break, followed by a splash through the table and an Annihilator.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
In addition to safety tips, like watching for falling coconuts around beaches and not touching coral because cuts from coral take a long time to heal, the park’s website shares various cultural customs tied to the Samoan way.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2024
Nick Romano, EW.com, 21 June 2024
She was distinguished as the first scholar of Samoan ancestry to receive a professorship at an American university.
—Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
Debbie Chinn profile Residence: Foster City Job: Arts consultant, producer, author
Education: University of Southern California, B.A., Theatre
Five Things about Debbie Chinn
While performing in the Polynesian floor-show routines at the House of Mah Jong also included a Samoan dance with knives.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
Cities south of Los Angeles, including Carson, Long Beach and Lakewood, have large communities of Polynesian people, including Native Hawaiian and Samoan groups.
—Aida Ylanan, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
The Samoan southpaw — as large as ever, though with considerably less hair — held the Giants scoreless on a handful of hits but put four batters on base via walks and ran three-ball counts to another five hitters.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
The Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander category will have more detailed choices as well: Native Hawaiian, Samoan, Chamorro, Tongan, Fijian, Marshallese or another group (for example, Chuukese, Palauan, Tahitian).
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Jax hit a Samoan Drop on an announce table that didn’t break, followed by a splash through the table and an Annihilator.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
In addition to safety tips, like watching for falling coconuts around beaches and not touching coral because cuts from coral take a long time to heal, the park’s website shares various cultural customs tied to the Samoan way.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2024
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“Samoan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Samoan. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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