Example Sentences

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Can you explain the meaning behind "Donde come uno, comen dos is a dicho?"

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2024

“I’m still numero uno with my mama, too,” Peaches said.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers

“E gbuo dike riogu uno, e luo na ogu agu, e lote ya. If you kill a warrior in a local fight, you’ll remember him when fighting enemies.”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The brunette stopped, looked at them, and said, “Sí, I know where route número uno is. I once lived there. Take that street.”

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty

The kid from Portugal is now Rachel’s numero uno.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson