Example Sentences

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The Yemeni coastguard earlier said the tanker MT Eureka had been hijacked and was headed towards Somalia.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

In February, on Valentine’s Day, he took me to a Yemeni restaurant in Anaheim.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Yes, even Israel, whose air force was called upon to aid northern tribal militias during their civil war with the Yemeni republic and Egyptian forces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Several sources said that any coalition in the Hormuz Strait could look like the EU operation that has since February 2024 been working with the Yemeni navy in the Red Sea.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

“And, oh my God, for Shabbat dinners his mom makes marak temani—an amazing Yemeni stew—and this flaky, fried bread called malawach that I love more than my mom’s parathas. Don’t tell her I said that!”

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed