ethnic group

Example Sentences

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“Research data in the briefs shows that, over the past five years, the number of students experiencing homelessness has increased within every racial and ethnic group — except Filipino students,” the study authors wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“An ethnic group unable to define its past is unable to take pride in its accomplishments,” Acuña wrote in his 1996 book, “Anything But Mexican: Chicanos in Contemporary Los Angeles.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

The area is a stronghold of Senegal's Lebou ethnic group, a fishing people closely tied to the ocean who live throughout the Dakar region.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

He participated in various crowd-pulling activities, including racing a cheetah and dancing with members of the Masaai ethnic group.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

In fact, they were the largest ethnic group in the westward migration.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz