How to Use leu in a Sentence

leu

noun
  • All guests receive a silk lei and mai tai cocktail (or choice of soft drink).
    — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2023
  • In another snap, Nick placed a red lei around Brookyln's neck.
    — Emma Kershaw, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023
  • In another adorable shot, Nick placed a red lei around Brookyln's neck.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 13 June 2023
  • Do not refuse a lei if it is presented to you, this can be seen as disrespectful.
    — Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 7 May 2024
  • Best to put on a flower lei, grab a pineapple Dole Whip, and lean into it.
    — Valerie Marino, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Learn Hawaiian phrases and to dance hula, strum the ukulele or make a fresh flower lei.
    — Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The dancer as Pele is draped in layers of lei woven of maile leaves and with lei poo (flower crown) atop her head.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The leu, which had been under pressure, gained after the announcement.
    — Andra Timu, Bloomberg.com, 17 Jan. 2018
  • Customers are encouraged to build their own bouquet or lei from pre-cut flowers displayed on shelves.
    — Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2024
  • How many hotels make free lessons in language, hula, lei making, and ukulele a round-the-clock endeavor?
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 14 May 2026
  • Together the price of the rugs was 4,800 leu, which was less than buying them online.
    — New York Times, 4 May 2018
  • Women dining in will be given a fresh Hawaiian lei upon arrival.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The winner's lei around his neck was a sweet smell and allowed time to reflect even in the immediacy of winning.
    — Doug Ferguson, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Sunset ceremonies, lei making, and island crafts are just some of the ways to explore the heritage of Kauaʻi.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Haack shared images with Larocca, wearing a white bikini and a purple Hawaiian lei.
    — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Wearing a white skirt and a black top, Gay can be seen hugging her daughter, who towers over her mom in tan wedges, donning her cap and gown and a pink lei around her neck.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
  • Alipio suggests learning to make lei with Haku Lei Haleiwa, which runs two-hour private lessons for one to two people.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
  • In the post, the model, 39, shared a pair of photos of herself floating on a surfboard, wearing a pink floral lei and a bikini that showed off her growing bump.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
  • As Hoke got off the bus, a young fan put a lei around the coach’s neck right before the team began the Warrior Walk up the east steps into the stadium.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023
  • On property, the infinity pool, organic farm, and cultural offerings such as lei making are all top notch.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025
  • When the fresh flowers begin to fade, do as the locals do and set the lei gently on your nightstand to enjoy the remaining fragrance, rather than carelessly tossing it in the trash.
    — Annie Daly, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2023
  • In Hawaii, many will also celebrate Lei Day, a day to honor the lei, a necklace typically made of flowers.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 1 May 2026
  • Community groups urged supporters to go to Manuel’s Honolulu office last week to bestow lei upon him in gratitude for his efforts.
    — Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Jae C. Hong, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2023
  • After the first-round vote, authorities had to cancel a bond auction, and its central bank sold off foreign exchange reserves to slow the slide of the Romanian leu against the euro.
    — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
  • Almost every resort will greet family members with a flower or shell lei and many offer hula lessons and other iconic Hawaiian activities at no extra charge.
    — Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 4 May 2023
  • In ancient Hawaii, dancers wore simpler clothing made of kapa (barkcloth fabric) and shell and leaf lei, not only around their shoulders but also lei poo (lei atop the head) and kupee (lei around ankles or wrists).
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Hawaiians follow protocol when entering sacred spaces like Mauna Kea or gathering flowers for lei.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 25 June 2023
  • Guests also should take the chance to try their hand at some traditional Hawaiian activities, of which there are so many throughout the week, like wood carving, lei making, hula, ukulele, and canoe paddling.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2024
  • After shopping for Hawaiian books and clothing at Native Intelligence, buy yourself a fragrant flower lei to wear for the duration of your trip.
    — Shannon Wianecki, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Visitors can learn about sailing in Hawaii, including trying to tie the knots used to construct a canoe, and also watch traditional and contemporary hula performances and find out how to make a lei.
    — Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 11 May 2023

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