How to Use South American in a Sentence

South American

adjective
  • What has gone wrong for the South American sides?
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • This could be a historic run for the South American team.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 17 June 2026
  • What’s the problem with the South American teams?
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • More species of birds live in the South American country than anywhere else in the world.
    — Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 3 May 2026
  • And that’s been a theme of the tournament, for the South American teams.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • The South American rivals may just end up facing each other in a week.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
  • For one, the restaurant serves South American cuisine.
    — Dylan Lysen june 23, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
  • But the South American nation's current leader quickly pushed back on the idea.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 11 May 2026
  • The event is believed to be the largest earthquake in the South American country in over a century.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
  • Uruguay This South American country is perfect for those who just want to relax by the ocean and soak up the sun.
    — Elizabeth Preske, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
  • Similar trends have played out in Central Asian steppes and South American plains.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 1 June 2026
  • Sloth imports had come from South American countries Guyana and Peru.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2026
  • Farther down the 7 line are South American neighborhoods.
    — Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 11 June 2026
  • Verbena includes a range of Southern and South American flowers that thrive in the warmth of late spring.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
  • The winner will be the South American country's ninth president in 10 years.
    — ABC News, 8 June 2026
  • The winner will be the South American country’s ninth president in 10 years.
    — Franklin Briceño, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
  • The winner will be the South American country’s ninth president in 10 years.
    — ABC News, 9 June 2026
  • South American teams have got off to disappointing start to the World Cup, failing to produce a win in three games.
    — ABC News, 15 June 2026
  • Goals were the concern for the South American side heading into the tournament and their worst fears have been realised over the first two games.
    — The Athletic Soccer Experts, New York Times, 21 June 2026
  • When a South American team wins, the American League is 8-1.
    — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • The second earthquake is believed to be the largest earthquake in the South American country in over a century.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • The South American nation on Friday marked nearly two days since the disaster.
    — Arkansas Online, 27 June 2026
  • The win also made the South American team the first to defeat Germany in a World Cup group stage match.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 25 June 2026
  • McDonell also said the suspect was connected to a South American theft group.
    — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 20 May 2026
  • Bougainvillea is a woody, South American vine that can be grown in the Coastal and Tropical South.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
  • Yerba mate is a traditional South American drink.
    — Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 10 June 2026
  • From a South American perspective, those events must have felt at once terrifying and distant, as if seen through tinted glass.
    — Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
  • The second quake is reported to be the South American country's biggest in over a century.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
  • The two South American giants have eight World Cups between them and are synonymous with the trophy.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 28 June 2026
  • Many of the fans who have descended on the city are from South American countries, like Argentina and Ecuador.
    — Dylan Lysen june 23, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026

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