creole

Example Sentences

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Americans learned that his melting-pot family history included French, Italian, Spanish and mixed-race Louisiana Creole roots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, has Creole roots.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

He has Creole roots through family members from New Orleans.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2025

We started with turtle soup at the classic Creole restaurant Galatoire’s, and ended seven hours later on the curb a few blocks down, sweaty and triumphant in rumpled suits and cocktail dresses.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2025

He remembered calling strangers “Mother,” “Sister”, “Brother,” because his village’s Creole demanded a family title for everyone he addressed.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat