How to Use Somali in a Sentence

Somali

noun
  • Any Somali—or any American—who commits fraud should face the law.
    — Abdi Nor Iftin, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Artan would have been the first Somali to referee at a World Cup.
    — CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • Trump admin official reveals why Somali World Cup ref was sent back home.
    — FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
  • Dunbar, who lives nearby, had brought Somali chicken sambusas for fellow mourners standing in the cold.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • These words are discussed in American living rooms, and in refugee camps and cities across the Somali diaspora.
    — Abdi Nor Iftin, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Those who break the oath are not representatives of Somali Americans.
    — Abdi Nor Iftin, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Members of the Somali community have been charged as a result of the investigations.
    — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Many of the defendants in that case were Somali Americans, according to local news reports.
    — Jody Godoy, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • According to the outlet, Somali had been free prior to the conviction but was taken into custody after the sentence was handed down.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • In addition to jail time, the court barred Somali from employment at institutions related to children and adolescents for five years.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Ninety-two people were charged in that case, including 82 Somali Americans.
    — Abc News, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The union set aside the entire day for voting, with translators for Spanish, Haitian Creole, Burmese and Somali.
    — Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The Somali referee who was denied entry to the United States for the World Cup will still be paid his full tournament fee.
    — CBS News, 14 June 2026
  • Somali Americans still believe in what the American flag stands for and what the Constitution promises.
    — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • To get as much data as possible, the survey can be completed in English, Spanish, Hmong, or Somali.
    — Adam Del Rosso, CBS News, 20 June 2026
  • Fraudsters, many from the state’s Somali community, are suspected of transporting cash to terrorist networks abroad.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The scheme involved some members of Minnesota’s Somali community.
    — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Hmong and Somali Minnesotans play an increasingly prominent role in Twin Cities politics.
    — Daniel Cueto-Villalobos, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The treatment of Somali referee Omar Artan has horrified many of his fellow officials, who have nothing but sympathy for a man whom few have met or seen in action.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 9 June 2026
  • In addition to the prison term, Somali was sentenced to an additional 20 days in detention and is barred from working with children and people with disabilities for five years.
    — Stella Kim, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The council resolution calls on Xcel Energy to add bill payment assistance in Hmong, Karen and Somali.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Before that crackdown, the government had brought fraud charges against dozens of people, many of them Somali Americans, who were accused of fleecing a federal program that was meant to provide food to children.
    — Mark Vancleave, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Fartun Weli is a proud, first-generation Somali American who's been in Minnesota for 26 years.
    — Tony Peterson, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Then, the Somali Civil War drove in a large community starting in the ‘90s, creating what is now the diaspora’s largest in the country.
    — David Farley, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The strike was called by a coalition of Somali and Black student groups at the University of Minnesota, but enthusiasm and support has quickly spread.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Officials have helped amplify unverified claims about fraud perpetuated by the Somali community, which was used in part as a justification to crack down on the state.
    — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Guelleh learned to speak several languages, including Somali, Amharic, Arabic, English, and French.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Lacks evidence There is no evidence to back the president's claims that the Somali community has defrauded taxpayers of $19 billion.
    — Abc News, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Local media reported that Somali apologized for his actions before entering court Wednesday, and that his mother had submitted a petition for leniency last month.
    — Stella Kim, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The New York Times reported the agency was primarily targeting the Somali community.
    — Max Rego, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2026

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