Example Sentences

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Step off the 7 train, and languages quickly shift from Nepali and Bengali to Spanish and Tagalog as you walk between blocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The exercise, whose name translates as “shoulder-to-shoulder” from the local Tagalog language, has also become the prime testing ground for expanded cooperation between America’s allies in the Pacific.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Voters can choose to get election information in English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Tagalog, Thai or Vietnamese by calling the phone numbers listed here or by using these online options to get help.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

"Ate Bianca, Jiggly, I hope you know that you are loved," said the franchise's breakout star, Marina Summers, using a term of endearmeant in Tagalog.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025

He yelled in a language I later found out was Tagalog, and the older woman rushed into the hallway.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline