Auschwitz

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

More than 35 years after surviving Auschwitz, Edith Eva Eger returned to the Nazi concentration camp.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Days later they arrived at a place they didn’t know was Auschwitz in a country they didn’t know was German-occupied Poland.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Florence Miailhe’s oil-painted memory play tells of Alfred Nakache, a French swimmer of Algerian Jewish descent who finished ahead of Nazi competitors at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, joined the Resistance and survived Auschwitz.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

In a speech that left some MPs visibly moved, 87-year-old Friedman recounted her experiences as a survivor of the Auschwitz extermination camp and appealed on those present to "use your power to fight".

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

After a few months at Birkenau, we were told Auschwitz needed workers.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz