Example Sentences

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For Tomás Soares, José de Araújo Vitória and the rest of their Portuguese group, those roads lead to the US south - to Georgia, Florida, and the Carolinas.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

The French were the third-largest slave traders in Europe, after the British and the Portuguese.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

However, “in past El Niño events, we’ve seen similar-looking Portuguese man o’ war, a very rare visitor to our waters, washing up on our beaches.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

“He’s a true Portuguese, he’s a true footballer,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

It was a Portuguese bed like the one Joao and Rosa had owned.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer