How to Use Polynesian in a Sentence

Polynesian

noun
  • What mattered to me is what the comet meant in Polynesian mythologies.
    — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The Polynesian is one of the few places guests can get Dole Whip outside of the parks.
    — Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The Polynesian went into an end-zone celebration.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
  • History remains silent about what caused ancient Polynesians to stop long-distance voyaging.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2023
  • Next week, the final all-star game of the 2024 recruiting cycle will take place with the Polynesian Bowl.
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The show is written by Hawaiians, and the majority of the cast members are Hawaiian and Polynesian.
    — Ben Court, Men's Health, 27 Apr. 2023
  • French Polynesian, Peruvian, Australian and other national flags flew from boats near the waves.
    — CBS News, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The expedition also had a secondary aim involving a Polynesian named Mai.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
  • For now, the Polynesian Villas and Bungalows will remain open as the resort undergoes this facelift.
    — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 2 Sep. 2020
  • The Honey Mustard leans classic and creamy with a balanced kick, while the Polynesian delivers a bold, sweet-and-sour punch that’s perfect for nuggets and fries.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2026
  • What viewers might not know is that this popular Disney character is based on real-life Polynesians who are reviving the ancient art and science of wayfinding.
    — Brianna Randall, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Regardless of what happens, the cast and crew — most of whom identify as Polynesian — have been forever changed by the experience of retelling a key part of Hawai’i’s history.
    — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Most celebrated is the work of the Polynesian Voyaging Society.
    — The Conversation, 14 May 2025
  • The entertainment on Wednesday featured Polynesian and Hmong dance performances and music.
    — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 27 July 2023
  • After his playing career ended, Sapolu helped establish the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame.
    — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Meanwhile the North Shore is chock full of surf towns like Hale’iwa and Pupukea, plus the Polynesian Cultural Center, known for its epic luaus.
    — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Room amenities are sustainable and locally made, with Polynesian Monoi presented in recycled, refillable flasks.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
  • All three hotels on the monorail line offer good views of nightly fireworks but Disney's Polynesian Village Resort's beachfront is an ideal vantage point.
    — Carlye Wisel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2023
  • This stunning land was first settled by Polynesians around the year 1000 AD, and evolved into a thriving fishing village over the next millennium.
    — Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Moa, a top-50 prospect in the class of 2026, announced his commitment during the Polynesian Bowl, a high school all-star game in Honolulu, Hawaii.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Tunes will be continuous through the fest with acts like the Manuia Polynesian Revue and Oahu’s Ten Feet, winner of multiple Hawaiian music awards.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Tunes will be continuous through the fest with acts like the Manuia Polynesian Revue and Oahu’s Ten Feet, winner of multiple Hawaiian music awards.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
  • They are thought to have been hewn between the 12th and 17th centuries, after Polynesians voyaged to the middle of the earth’s largest ocean in search of new lands, came upon a fertile, unpopulated island, and settled there.
    — Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The resort also honors traditional Hawaiian practices, especially in the preservation and use of native and Polynesian-introduced plants.
    — Christine Chitnis, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Aug. 2024
  • An edge rusher, Jones has already been selected to both the Under Armour All-America Game and Polynesian Bowl.
    — Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Tambu Lounge at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort serves the popular noodles from neighboring 'Ohana.
    — Carly Neil, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
  • Next door, the Lapita hotel is Dubai’s answer to Disney's Polynesian and Universal's Royal Pacific.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Tiki culture with its Polynesian, Melanesian, and Micronesian influences led to scores of escapist cocktail bars from the 1930’s to the 1970’s.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • Gachon has been operating 02 Fakarava on the atoll for a decade while also serving stints as the president of the French Polynesian Union of Diving Centers.
    — Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • One Continental Airlines 747, called the Proud Bird of the Pacific, had a spacious Polynesian Pub in the coach cabin, with floral-print seats around low-slung pedestal tables.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026

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