Esperanto

Example Sentences

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Esperanto failed to catch on, either as a universal second language or as the preferred communication of Interpol.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2022

Last fall, Mr. Trump misspelled his defense secretary’s name in a tweet, referring to him as Mark Esperanto.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2020

In his first version of the tweet, the president typed Mark Esper’s name as Mark Esperanto.

From The Guardian • Oct. 20, 2019

Nineteenth century idealists created international languages they hoped would unite the world, though only Esperanto is spoken by more than a handful of people today.

From Washington Post • May 16, 2019

As Groucho Marx said, “Love flies out the door when money comes innuendo,” and it’s hard to imagine him saying it in Esperanto.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner