How to Use Punjabi in a Sentence

Punjabi

noun
  • At the time, Prashar—who is Punjabi—wore a kaffiyeh around his neck.
    — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 2024-01-30
  • Kavya has added her Punjabi culture to almost every cosplay.
    — Navdeep Singh Dhillon, Parents, 2023-10-06
  • Parked in the driveway were Punjabi’s Bentley and Rolls-Royce.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 2023-11-27
  • Last year, Dosanjh became the first Punjabi artist to perform at Coachella.
    — Sucharita Tyagi, Vox, 2024-07-03
  • Then, Diljit Dosanjh—the first Punjabi singer to perform at Coachella—took the stage.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 2024-03-06
  • Dosanjh opens the song in Punjabi before Camilo comes in with his verse and its Spanish chorus.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 2023-08-31
  • Dosanjh is the first Punjabi artist to join the Levi’s ambassador community.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 2025-03-14
  • His mother was born in Nairobi, Kenya, also to a family from Punjabi descent.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN, 2023-03-28
  • The Canadian dream Punjabi hip-hop, rap, and pop is definitely having a moment.
    — Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 2024-05-31
  • Saint Nihal Singh, who was a Punjabi immigrant, wrote two pieces of food writing for the Tribune.
    — Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 2024-06-12
  • Hindi and Punjabi drowned out English in the cafeteria’s lunchtime cacophony.
    — Norimitsu Onishi Nasuna Stuart-Ulin, New York Times, 2023-12-23
  • Another key to the rise of Punjabi music out of Surrey is the lucrative Punjabi wedding market.
    — Devon Leger, SPIN, 2024-09-10
  • But this negative view goes beyond my Punjabi relatives in India who say that my parents have failed in raising an obedient daughter.
    — Nanki Kaur, The Mercury News, 2024-06-26
  • Viral videos show Punjabi students performing bhangra in the middle of the tents, which have been set up at the campus for days, even following controversial mass arrests.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 2024-04-26
  • Rihanna — who, along with Punjabi music star Diljit Dosanjh and others, will reportedly perform at the event.
    — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 2024-02-29
  • There’s a modern twist to their Punjabi food, like their hand-cut fries that are seasoned with a tikka masala spice mix and topped with chicken tikka masala curry, a play on Manu’s love for al pastor fries.
    — Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Times, 2023-08-09
  • During the latest quarter, around 13 percent of box office revenues came from international films, led by the Punjabi language titles.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 2024-05-09
  • Singh was the second daughter born to a Punjabi Sikh immigrant family in the Scarborough district of Toronto.
    — Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 2023-12-28
  • Randhawa began by releasing independent singles and grew to become a global icon and pop star recognized for his Punjabi and Bollywood hits.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 2023-11-09
  • His father, who came from a Hindu Punjabi family, was a hydrographer in the Indian Navy.
    — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 2022-08-15
  • Red Baraat’s instrumentation features six percussionists and three brass players, led by Jain on dhol, a double-sided Punjabi drum that is played with bamboo sticks.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2024-03-21
  • One major challenge was subtly including exposition on the various quirks of Punjabi culture, such as the number of religious holidays.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2025-04-29
  • The state’s ideology is based on tactical Islam strategically deployed by groups from the elite aristocratic Punjabi and Muhajir classes.
    — Nahal Sheikh, JSTOR Daily, 2024-05-15
  • Rihanna is also expected to perform at one of the events during the three-day festivities alongside Punjabi music star Diljit Dosanjh and others, according to Reuters.
    — USA TODAY, 2024-03-01
  • The overwhelming sensation of watching Mumtaz reconcile herself to a life of domestic drudgery in a Punjabi joint family is one of incredulity: Why does her alabaster skin look like it has never been exposed to the subcontinental sun?
    — Hazlitt, 2024-09-11
  • Rooted in Punjabi lyrics, the song’s universal themes of unrequited love and restlessness come alive through Devika’s soulful vocals and Michael Brook’s masterful production and composition.
    — Mandeep Rai, Forbes, 2025-03-21
  • My latest book, A Vaisakhi to Remember, centers on Vaisakhi, a harvest holiday among Punjabi farmers that has evolved into the most significant celebration in the Sikh tradition.
    — Simran Jeet Singh, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
  • As South Asian sounds break through globally—with Punjabi, Tamil, and Hindi voices regularly topping international charts—TroyBoi positions himself at the heart of a movement that celebrates cultural hybridity.
    — Mandeep Rai, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

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