How to Use Pawnee in a Sentence

Pawnee

noun
  • Spencer plays a Pawnee scout who saves her from danger.
    Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2022
  • If parking in the large lot near the Pawnee Campground, the total length is about 3.5 miles.
    Dawn Wilson, The Denver Post, 23 July 2024
  • The workplace comedy, done in the style of The Office, centered around the employees in charge of the parks in the town of Pawnee, Indiana.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 10 July 2024
  • By 1900, disease, war, genocidal policies and the trauma of removal left only hundreds of our Pawnee to carry on our language, culture, and history.
    Crystal Echo Hawk, ELLE, 23 June 2023
  • The comedy show, highlighting characters like Leslie Knope, is set in the fictional Pawnee, Indiana.
    The Indianapolis Star, 13 Feb. 2024
  • In March 2017, Pawnee Nation filed a lawsuit suing some Oklahoma oil companies in tribal court, alleging that the companies had injected wastewater underground, which led to the earthquake.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Leslie's hyperactive enthusiasm for improving Pawnee was guided by Ron's steady, sage advice.
    Ew Staff, EW.com, 3 July 2024

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