How to Use Vietnamese in a Sentence

Vietnamese

noun
  • There is not much of a wine list, but the Vietnamese do love their beer.
    — Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The Vietnamese have come here, the Russians have come here.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • Hundreds of Vietnamese looked up, waiting for the next one.
    — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Le is Vietnamese, and Lim was Filipino.
    — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • One parent, who knows Vietnamese, translated for Le what the team had done.
    — Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • But on Viet style, on Vietnamese, everybody love to eat fresh.
    — Luke Burbank, CBS News, 28 June 2026
  • By April 30th, the South Vietnamese had nothing left.
    — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Many Khmers viewed the Vietnamese more as occupiers than saviors.
    — Chantha Nguon, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2024
  • For the Vietnamese, the conflict was a much more significant sprawl.
    — Nick Hilden, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2024
  • And the North Vietnamese were taking no prisoners.
    — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • And you’d record greetings in Vietnamese and in Punjabi and in Italian.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Our crew — by and large Vietnamese and a really, really great group of people — hadn’t worked in two years.
    — Ben Feldman, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Apr. 2023
  • The Vietnamese Embassy did not respond to a request for comment.
    — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 1 June 2025
  • The last time these guys fought was 1979 and the north Vietnamese – the Vietnamese gave them a bloody nose.
    — CBS News, 17 May 2026
  • The gap between the lifestyles of the average Vietnamese and those of the party’s top brass is a touchy subject.
    — Heather Chen, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The Vietnamese then created their own lighter, crispier version of the bread and used it as the base for a unique street food sandwich.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
  • That winter, the North Vietnamese had launched a major offensive.
    — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • At least two hundred thousand Vietnamese are estimated to have died on the water.
    — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • For now, though, the team is focusing on getting off to a successful start, which looks likely against the Vietnamese.
    — Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2023
  • Tell that to the United States of America with the Vietnamese.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
  • Hugo accused the Vietnamese of using cyanide to kill and harvest fish, poisoning and killing off coral reefs that once ringed the island.
    — Emily Feng, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The pathos here thus depends largely on the reader’s total ignorance of Vietnamese.
    — Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 6 May 2025
  • In addition to being a double agent, the captain is biracial, half French and half Vietnamese.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Some of the Indian, Vietnamese, and Chinese breaks are insane!
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
  • Even Vietnamese who don’t follow chay restrictions full-time often eat plant-based for a few days each month for religious or health reasons.
    — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
  • Comp Lit has only had two Asian students in the last two years, one Japanese and one Vietnamese.
    — Shuang Xuetao, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
  • That day, the North Vietnamese attacked the place my father had not gone on Uncle An’s advice.
    — Hannah Beech, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • Today, the church offers services in Spanish and Vietnamese, as well as English.
    — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 31 May 2025
  • Jasmine rice is a staple in Vietnamese, Thai, and other Southeast Asian cuisines.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
  • One is that the ordinance be publicly available in English, Spanish and Vietnamese.
    — Leah Waters, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023

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