Example Sentences

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Australian Michael Matthews produced a brilliant ride to win a tough and hilly stage 14 of the Tour de France from Saint-Etienne to Mende.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2022

Some are beautiful, if obscure, like the Mende mask from Sierra Leone, and the white oak plate and vessel from 20th century Ukraine, crockery made from a tree sacred to Ukrainians.

From Washington Times • Mar. 14, 2020

Two men, a white South African mercenary and a black Mende fisherman, join in a common quest to recover a rare gem that could change their lives.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2019

Nielsen’s win came 24 hours after team-mate Omar Fraile won - also from a breakaway - in Mende.

From The Guardian • Jul. 22, 2018

He was Mende and he understood Krio very well.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah