How to Use bicultural in a Sentence

bicultural

adjective
  • This person that was in the middle, that was living a bicultural life.
    — TheWeek, 28 Mar. 2020
  • Want to shape your bicultural child’s sense of self before society does?
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2022
  • Its founders envision a bicultural refuge where students on both sides could learn about art, music and each other.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 14 June 2021
  • Olga Donis, like the new pope, is bicultural.
    — Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2025
  • The area is a haven for people crossing the border and is known for its bicultural community.
    — Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2024
  • These bicultural artists often play with the gray areas between sexualities, too—much like the show.
    — Laura Zornosa, Time, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Why do Black students benefit from learning to be ‘bicultural’?
    — Elizabeth Aries, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Living in two worlds The duo attempts to tackle those questions from a bicultural point of view, Enriquez said.
    — Maria Polletta, azcentral, 27 Apr. 2017
  • By necessity, most POCs have had to be bicultural and aware of white culture.
    — Marcus Harrison Green, The Seattle Times, 10 June 2019
  • Hilaria has talked for years about raising her five children, who all have Spanish names, in a bilingual and bicultural household.
    — Lydia Wang, refinery29.com, 30 Dec. 2020
  • Baldwin’s defense seems to cast the issue as ignorant backlash against her bicultural background.
    — Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2020
  • The most pressing issue, however, is the lack of bilingual, bicultural mental health services.
    — Jared Weber, USA TODAY, 17 July 2019
  • That future is bilingual, bicultural, at times in English, other times in Spanish.
    — David Bauder, The Seattle Times, 28 Jan. 2019
  • The center of our bicultural banquet remained empty, awaiting its diva, which still sat uncovered in the oven so that its skin would remain as crispy as possible.
    — Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021
  • That bicultural upbringing heavily shaped her artistry.
    — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Like many residents in this border region, Vargas knows what a bilingual, binational and bicultural life is like.
    — Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2020
  • That would be the bicultural fluidity so central to many immigrant New Yorkers.
    — Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2018
  • By plugging his guitar into his bicultural background, DannyLux is striking a chord with his cool corridos.
    — Lucas Villa, SPIN, 4 Feb. 2022
  • The Colegio developed a bilingual and bicultural curriculum that allowed students to direct their own studies.
    — oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Kwong was fluently bilingual and bicultural, and deeply attached to Chinese America.
    — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 3 May 2017
  • Part of the metro Vancouver area, Richmond is a bicultural city located to the south, about a 30-minute drive from downtown Vancouver.
    — Kai Oliver-Kurtin, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2018
  • And so another Puerto Rican culinary legend has left a hole in the bicultural paradox of the diaspora’s need to feel connected in our world of ni de aqui, ni de alla.
    — Illyanna Maisonet, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 May 2018
  • Sonically, the group took the rancheras out of Mexico and gave them a street-style, bicultural spin with a rags-to-riches lyrical approach, while still fondly reflecting on its neighborhood hustle.
    — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 27 June 2023
  • Quintanilla was a beacon of hope for Latinos and bicultural communities, taking pride in her culture and heritage in a way that still continues to inspire new generations.
    — Ariana Garcia, Chron, 7 Oct. 2022
  • His unique identity as a Afro-Latino teen from Brooklyn who is bilingual and bicultural has been a chance for the industry to resonate with diverse communities.
    — Nicole Chavez, CNN, 14 Nov. 2020
  • Because of the surge in coronavirus cases, Nguyen and her family were not planning to get together for their usual bicultural Thanksgiving meal of spring rolls, turkey and mashed potatoes.
    — Stephanie Lai, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2020
  • For many Asian Americans, Zhu’s treatment during the Games highlighted some of the challenges that come with having a bicultural identity.
    — NBC News, 12 Feb. 2022
  • Here, the filmmaker (who speaks English but spoke through a translator) discusses what freedom looks like in the eyes of young girls, learning to reconcile her bicultural identities, and the road to Cuties.
    — Candice Frederick, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Oct. 2020
  • That attitude was exemplified when Valdez worked on a bill in 1975 to promote bilingual, bicultural education in public schools.
    — Alex Burness, The Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2019
  • Born in a small town in southern China, Yang is among a new crop of young bicultural producers and directors facilitating the transfer of Chinese duanju to the rest of the world.
    — Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026

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