How to Use Hmong in a Sentence

Hmong

noun
Definition of Hmongnext
  • It was based on the Hmong people, and even still no one knows.
    — Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
  • Elijah is Hmong and White with dark blonde hair and brown eyes.
    — Christina Coulter, Fox News, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Meet at the downtown library and bring enough Hmong sausage and rice to feed 40.
    — Mark Arax, New York Times, 1 June 2023
  • The second reading was in Hmong; the communion song was in Burmese.
    — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Her win was seen as a boost for participation in sports by Hmong girls.
    — Lela Moore, SELF, 15 July 2024
  • One member of the Hmong Healers Collective was a substance abuse counselor.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 June 2024
  • In 2020, Lee made history as the first Hmong American Olympian and became an icon for the refugee community.
    — Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Today, Granville is home to a diverse community of Blacks, Hispanics, whites and Hmong.
    — La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 29 June 2024
  • Some Hmong residents see definite downsides, noting that many porters and guides who used to lead hikes up Fansipan are out of work.
    — Patrick Scott, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023
  • There’s a huge Hmong farming population, and lots of Asian vegetables that make their way into cuisines that are not Asian, and many Latino growers as well.
    — Jessica Carbone, Saveur, 31 July 2024
  • Hong said it’s been a decades-long push to get Asian and Hmong Americans recognition in the classroom, and similar bills had previously fallen flat.
    — Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Pai Yang expanded it in 2016 with a larger food court, event space, offices for health care providers, and more stalls for vendors to sell food items, traditional Hmong clothing and other goods.
    — Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Perhaps the most subtly frightening part of the George Floyd case was that two of the three officers who were complicit in his death were themselves minorities—one Hmong, another mixed-race.
    — Samuel G. Freedman, The New Republic, 21 June 2023
  • Thao, who is Hmong American, received a 3 1/2-year federal sentence.
    — Jim Salter and Mark Vancleave, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2023
  • German, Polish, Hmong and Lao residents also make up the current neighborhood.
    — Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2024
  • That was apparent in Lee’s hometown of St. Paul as the Hmong community made its presence felt during her competition.
    — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2024
  • What to expect: A large variety of shareable dishes focused on four main elements of Hmong cuisine — proteins, vegetables, rice, and hot sauces.
    — Audrey Kennedy, Axios, 30 July 2024
  • Xiong added that this bill could allow more Hmong Americans to feel proud of their heritage, and continue upholding the traditions and remembering the sacrifices of their ancestors who came before them.
    — Skyler Chun, Journal Sentinel, 22 June 2023
  • Her message is a reminder for anyone facing health challenges as well as the broader community of girls and women in sports, especially in the Hmong community, in which Lee has noticed girls tend to take on more traditional roles at home.
    — Christine Yu, SELF, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Health officials won’t know that vaccine information should be made more accessible in Hmong neighborhoods.
    — Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Asian immigrants are moving to middle America for jobs — Chinese, Cambodian, Hmong.
    — Soo Youn, NBC News, 14 July 2023
  • Organizations within the Afghan, Burmese, Congolese, Hmong and other communities gather for a resource fair and share cultural cuisine and performances.
    — Jane Park, Journal Sentinel, 15 July 2024
  • However, many Hmong and Chinese community members, who are part of the county’s farming population, said the measures were largely enforced in Asian American areas, lawsuits allege.
    — Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2023

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