lingua franca
Example Sentences
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At some point, we reached a moment in our culture where being funny became the kind of lingua franca.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
This entails programs to promote standard Chinese as the national lingua franca, instill pride in Chinese cultural heritage and exert stronger central control over regions with large ethnic-minority populations such as Tibet and Xinjiang.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
His Russian has improved in prison, where it is a lingua franca among the inmates.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
It’s the kind of zippy, immersive crime thriller that reminds you of the international lingua franca that Scorsese all but invented with “Goodfellas.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025
Except that English is its chief lingua franca and Newspeak its official language, it is not centralized in any way.
From "1984" by George Orwell
