How to Use cross-cultural in a Sentence

cross-cultural

adjective
  • Serve warm with vanilla ice cream for a cross-cultural treat.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • As usual, the question came up, but this time it was framed as a cross-cultural question.
    — Stephanie Judd, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
  • What good is served by severing such cross-cultural exchange?
    — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
  • That finding is cross-cultural, across languages, across people groups.
    — David E. Clementson, The Conversation, 16 May 2024
  • What does this cross-cultural relationship give you as a writer?
    — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2025
  • Sumo’s cross-cultural rivalry could surely wait for a calmer moment.
    — Joshua Hunt, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Its cross-cultural world-building—etched, with shabbily retro flair, in boxy frames of grainy 16-mm.
    — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
  • And clearly, there are plenty of adults who could also use a little more cross-cultural learning to open their hearts and minds.
    — Britt Hogue, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Bilingual signs in Italian and French reflect the area’s cross-cultural roots.
    — Erica Firpo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • So what does effective cross-cultural work actually look like now?
    — Andy Molinsky, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • That’s a good thing, because by sheer numbers, this kind of cross-cultural contact happens on a much larger scale than any other.
    — Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic, 30 June 2024
  • The red, blue, and white flyer reflects a cross-cultural dialogue unfolding across the city.
    — Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • The cross-cultural exchange at the heart of Silkroad also shapes Fujii’s work offstage.
    — Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Carin León and Kacey Musgraves don’t need to speak the same language to tell a cross-cultural love story.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Perhaps a fear of offense kept Stella from really going for the killer cross-cultural joke.
    — Eric Deggans, NPR, 9 Feb. 2025
  • And more cross-cultural research could ensure these ideas really hold up across all communities.
    — Andrew Chang, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Perhaps one reason the two clicked is that the composer has had lots of practice in forging cross-cultural connections.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2024
  • The World Cup doesn't have a monopoly on cross-cultural connection.
    — Sonia Thompson, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Simple steps, such as learning about other cultures, keeping an open mind and being adaptable, are a great start to cross-cultural success.
    — Aaron Poynton, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
  • But cross-cultural menopause research may offer a broader reminder that menopause is not experienced through hormones alone.
    — Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Travers acknowledges the challenges inherent in building a cross-cultural brand.
    — Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
  • This cross-cultural funerary practice could account for the presence of the weapon in a Przeworsk burial.
    — Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Avoid the Western assumptions that often derail cross-cultural work.
    — David Livermore, Harvard Business Review, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Take an early cross-cultural conversation between Goodie and Mitch as the two hang out at the casino.
    — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Like other seaside enclaves, Dongsha was founded as a trading post and, in turn, became a venue for cross-cultural exchange.
    — Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2025
  • His Chelsea restaurant Hav & Mar marries his cross-cultural upbringing in both its name and design.
    — Janee Bolden, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • How to Use It Tofu’s beauty lies in its cross-cultural applications.
    — Andrea Nguyen, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
  • So, in the name of cross-cultural appreciation, here is our best attempt at explaining the royal tradition.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Chicano organizers have traveled to Gaza and the West Bank for decades in cross-cultural exchanges.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The account, which starts in the sixteenth century, is one of both endless conflict and cross-cultural accommodation.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025

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