How to Use Croatian in a Sentence

Croatian

noun
  • Croatian stalled for me around age eleven.
    — Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
  • But the Croatian’s two big stops were the difference between a point and nothing.
    — Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 15 Mar. 2026
  • My wife — with my assistance — bakes about a dozen loaves of the Croatian holiday bread povitica.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 2024-12-12
  • The winery is in a village about thirty-five kilometres south of the town, almost on the Croatian border.
    — David Szalay, The New Yorker, 2024-12-01
  • But did Tosa — the Croatian who won tens of thousands from the Ritz and other casinos — even commit a crime?
    — Longreads, 2023-04-14
  • Even at a club able to sign just about any roadrunner on the transfer market, the Croatian remains the gold standard for his club and country in this facet.
    — Henry Flynn, Forbes, 2024-10-21
  • Croatian Goran Çorlak, who has held his breath for 23 minutes, visualizes a black dot on a white wall.
    — Sean Williams, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Still translating—not just between Croatian and English, but between worlds.
    — Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
  • That doesn’t mean, however, that this isn’t the ideal vessel for relaxed cruising of the Croatian islands from its base in Split.
    — Chrissie McClatchie, Condé Nast Traveler, 2023-06-27
  • Stepancic, who describes herself as half-Black and half-Croatian, welcomed a multi-racial baby girl last year with her wife via sperm donor.
    — Shanelle Kaul, CBS News, 2023-04-12
  • The Croatian forward has now scored in double figures in four of his last six games, averaging 11.5 points during this stretch.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2024-04-12
  • What the tours do not include are any Holocaust memorials devoted just to Jews murdered by the Croatian fascists.
    — Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 2025-05-05
  • Its origins trace back to 17th-century France, when Croatian mercenaries, who wore scarves tied around their necks, inspired the French to adopt and enhance the style.
    — Kristopher Fraser, Robb Report, 2025-06-20
  • The Croatian forward has been Frisco’s top scorer over the past two seasons and is positioning himself as a candidate to lead his national team at the World Cup.
    — Abraham Nudelstejer, Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • This rumor was later debunked by the Croatian National Tourism Board in a statement, sharing that the medieval coastal city has no intentions to implement such a ban in the future.
    — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Standing tall at 6ft 4in (193cm) with a strong build, the Croatian is dominant in aerial duels and scored seven league goals on loan at Belgian side Westerlo last season.
    — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
  • It's been serving up beloved Balkan comfort food since 1982 in a neighborhood that was long home to Cleveland's Croatian and Slovenian communities.
    — Sam Allard, Axios, 2025-03-07
  • The 47-year-old Croatian, previously in charge at Marseille, Lazio and Juventus, among others, will take charge on an interim basis until the end of the season.
    — Jay Harris, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Richard Gere made a cameo appearance — on video — at the second annual Croatian International Film Festival.
    — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Shiffrin also won eight slaloms in the 2018-19 season, a feat previously only achieved by Croatian great Janica Kostelic 25 years ago.
    — ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • In 1995, meanwhile, Croatian striker Milan Rapaić missed the start of the preseason having accidentally poked himself in the eye with his boarding pass while waiting for a flight.
    — Jamie Barton, CNN, 2024-09-06
  • In early April, the resident Croatian community puts on two days of live music, Kolo dancing, and authentic Croatian cuisine during the annual Croatian Fest.
    — Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
  • The Croatian failed to win any of his five Premier League matches, with his only victory in charge coming against Atletico Madrid when Tottenham were already effectively out of the Champions League.
    — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
  • In Cortina, para Alpine courses have been set by Canadian, Croatian, American, Chinese, Austrian, Russian, Finnish and French coaches.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The inaugural Adriatic Film & TV Awards (AFA Awards) have been handed out to honor the region’s best achievements in film and television, with Croatian Oscar contender Fiume o morte!
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The Croatian Football Federation were fined just £15,000 for the sickening abuse aimed in his direction during England’s World Cup qualifier in Zagreb in September 2008.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Women’s Pro Singles Recap The APP’s top female singles player Sofia Sewing, who’s won four APP singles golds already this year, was beaten by top Croatian Domenika Turkovic 6,6 for the title.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The high point came in September 2014, when Brækhus defeated Croatian Ivana Habazin to add the IBF welterweight title to her WBA, WBC, and WBO belts – becoming the first woman in any weight division to be recognized as an undisputed champion.
    — George Ramsay, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The film is supported by the Film Centre of Montenegro, the Ministry of Culture of Italy, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC), the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Sarajevo Canton, the Sarajevo Film Foundation, and the Kosovo Cinematography Center.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The project is supported by several major European film bodies, including the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Czech Audiovisual Fund, Slovak Audiovisual Fund, Creative Europe/MEDIA, Eurimages, Czech Television, and Croatian Television.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026

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