How to Use Korean in a Sentence

Korean

noun
Definition of Koreannext
  • This interview was conducted in Korean and has been edited for clarity.
    — Regina Kim, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
  • The movie took place during the Korean War, but y’know: wink, wink, wink.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
  • Every North Korean knows that Kim Jong-un is the boss — trust me.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 10 Nov. 2023
  • At the time, the country was fresh off the Korean War, whose combat ended in 1953 as the result of an armistice.
    — Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
  • The countries have been cut off from each other since the Korean War ended with an armistice in 1953.
    — Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 9 June 2024
  • Tran loves K-pop, watches videos at night to learn Korean and would love to visit Seoul.
    — Aniruddha Ghosal, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The beer, known in Korean as maekju, drained from what appeared to be beefy version of Gatorade bottles.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
  • The beach is named after Rosamond Johnson, who fought in the Korean War.
    — USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
  • He was stationed in China before the war, and in Japan during the Korean War.
    — oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2023
  • After all he the first Prime Minister to come to power while the country was at war since the Korean War.
    — Zenger News, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The South Korean was one of many students from around the world that traveled to the skydiving center to jump and train, often drawn to its low prices.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 24 May 2024
  • When the man finally finished, the women smiled, nodded at me, and a few said something in Korean.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2024
  • The event comes as delegations from Russia and China visit the country for the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War.
    — Dasl Yoon, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Her grandfather served as a helicopter crew chief in the Korean War.
    — Daniel Langhorne, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024
  • While Jones expected to be sent to fight in the Korean War, he was not commissioned until 1953, after the war had ended.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Also, the fluidity between the English and the Korean is so smooth.
    — Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2023
  • More than 70 years after the Korean War settled into a tense standoff, North Korea remains one of the most repressive regimes in the world.
    — Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Tensions on the Korean Peninsula remain high in the wake of North Korea's barrage of missile tests since 2022.
    — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Bibs also tend to represent a more diverse range of cuisines than the main guide, which more often than not skews French, Japanese, and Korean.
    — Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Most golfers reach out to a broker via text message on KakaoTalk, and the transaction typically is in Korean.
    — Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024
  • After defeating the North Korean and guaranteeing herself a spot on the podium, Elor put her face in her hands in shock.
    — Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Dog meat consumption is a centuries-old practice on the Korean Peninsula and has long been viewed as a source of stamina on hot summer days.
    — Time, 31 July 2023
  • Cassia Lee is a business analyst who uses an app to learn Korean.
    — Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Kim, who can no longer speak Korean, had been detained by Chinese authorities in April, missing the birth of her granddaughter.
    — Jay Ganglani, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Since the Korean War ended in a cease-fire in 1953, the two Koreas have been developing huge amounts of conventional weapons in case war breaks out again on the peninsula.
    — Joyce Lee, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2023
  • To my ear, with no knowledge of Korean, the collaboration did not noticeably alter the cadence of Han’s voice in English.
    — Idra Novey, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Parts of this interview were conducted in Korean and translated by the author.
    — Kristine Kwak, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Her family lived with her grandmother, who spoke only Korean to her.
    — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Technically the two Koreas remain at war – an armistice ended the Korean War that split the peninsula in 1953 but no formal peace treaty was ever signed.
    — Gawon Bae, CNN, 1 July 2024
  • The team used a separate study of Australian Korean War veterans as a comparison in this new research.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Nov. 2023

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