How to Use Arabian in a Sentence

Arabian

adjective
  • The rooms are spacious with modern Arabian decor.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The weight of these mountains depressed part of the Arabian plate, causing the strait to form.
    — Sarah Tamimi, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
  • She’s first encountered here holed up in the Arabian desert with a $50 million bounty on her head.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2023
  • If sea views are important, Arabian Court ensures that all rooms have a water view from their balcony.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • The next day, the men found her, arriving at the bookshop carrying Saudi Arabian dates for her as a thank-you.
    — Emily Harter, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
  • Some of the comments on social media have brought up Shakira’s Arabian heritage as to why she should be allowed to wear the braids.
    — Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The natural predator of the Arabian tahr is the Arabian leopard.
    — Amiah Taylor, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024
  • An Arabian sponge cake often served for Eid, the cake is perfumed with saffron and cardamom — the two spices are a heavenly duo here — and filled with tiny pearls of sweet dates.
    — Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2023
  • The war eventually was stopped by the compassion of an Arabian girl who saved lives and brought reputation and glory to her family.
    — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Plenty of elaborate battles scenes with all the extras, horses and camels that Saudi Arabian money can buy (and let’s face it, that’s a lot).
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Arabian red foxes—commonly found in the emirate—occasionally appear against a stone ledge outside the windows.
    — Mona Basharat, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2026
  • There’s also concern about how Saudi Arabian investors could affect the content in EA’s games.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • Sometimes called Arabian greyhounds, the fleet, somewhat shy dogs joined the AKC pack in 2016.
    — CBS News, 20 Mar. 2024
  • When young Saudi Arabian director Moe Alatawi was growing up, cinema was banned in his country.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 7 Feb. 2024
  • They were freed some four months later as part of a 10-person prisoner exchange brokered by the Saudi Arabian government.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 20 July 2023
  • For active types, the Arabian city has no shortage of recreational options, including horseback riding, golf, indoor skiing, padel tennis, and kayaking.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Reportedly, one obstacle to military action against the Houthis has been Saudi Arabian pleas.
    — Shay Khatiri, National Review, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Go to Arabian Tea House, particularly for breakfast; tourists do go there but so do locals especially on holidays.
    — Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Vetere touted the growth of the Saudi Arabian cinema industry and box office since the reopening of movie theaters a few years ago.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2023
  • The tradition also finds its origins in various communal practices, including those of the Bedouin, the nomadic peoples of the Arabian deserts.
    — Zahra Hankir, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The sport was coming off a five-week break due to the Iran War, which led to the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian GPs.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 3 May 2026
  • When the researchers tested the membranes against real Arabian Extra Light crude oil, the results defied standard expectations.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 June 2026
  • The regional diplomacy comes as talks between warring factions in the Saudi Arabian coastal city of Jeddah repeatedly failed to stop the fighting.
    — Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 July 2023
  • The estate is best known as one of the homes of Thunder, the iconic Arabian horses that have galloped down the sidelines after every Denver Broncos home touchdown.
    — Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
  • The effort picked up steam after several drone attacks against Saudi Arabian oil facilities in 2019.
    — Richard Pérez-Peña, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Fast-forward to today, as Arabian humpback whales navigate between sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, and Beston’s prescient quote takes on new resonance.
    — The Los Angeles Times, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
  • On May 18, Gypsy, a 30-year-old Arabian horse, was humanely euthanized due to an acute episode of colic that zoo staff believed wouldn't have been solved with surgery.
    — Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The constellation was known as Al Fakkah to medieval Arabian astronomers, who saw in it a celestial bowl, per the University of Chicago.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 May 2026
  • Traditionally Muharram was one of four sacred months in pre-Islamic Arabian culture during which fighting was prohibited.
    — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 May 2026
  • The Arabian oryx — a visually-striking antelope with distinct, ringed horns and the national animal of Qatar — had been hunted almost to extinction by the 1970s.
    — Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023

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