How to Use European in a Sentence

European

1 of 2 adjective
  • And European banks have much more Russian money parked in their vaults.
    — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 2024-01-28
  • The Eras Tour will resume in May with its European leg.
    — Lawrence Yee, Peoplemag, 2024-04-20
  • Another European tour stopped about three shows before it was supposed to end.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2023-05-16
  • On the flip side, the higher fat content of European butters can lead them to melt more readily.
    — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 2023-11-10
  • Some of their posts have anti-immigration and pro-white European rhetoric.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 2023-05-26
  • The set is made in Portugal from European flax linen; it’s stonewashed and has a rustic handmade look.
    — Lisa Lombardi, wsj.com, 2023-09-25
  • Israel’s government is facing calls for a cease-fire from some of its closest European allies.
    — Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 2023-12-17
  • In European cities a person can walk five to 10 minutes to board a train or bus departing every few minutes.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 2023-06-08
  • Andreas Prime Steaks & Seafood is a high-end European steakhouse (minus the jet lag).
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 2023-09-01
  • There’s no disputing Shell’s stature compared with other British, or even European, stocks.
    — Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 2024-04-09
  • Later, waiting for the subway, an ad for a European dating site appeared in my Instagram feed.
    — Maya Singer, Vogue, 2023-07-12
  • If people find a need to put us in some kind of a bucket, please put us in the Central/Eastern European bucket of countries.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 2023-10-31
  • The European part of The Renaissance earned her $154 million alone.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 2023-08-08
  • The roster is filled with former NBA players and players on high-level European teams.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 2023-09-01
  • The result is the latest in a series of elections that is altering the European political landscape.
    — Mike Corder and Raf Casert The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 2023-11-23
  • France, Spain, and Italy are also vying to be the home of what would be Tesla’s second European factory.
    — Bynicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2023-06-21
  • For Glover, who has three world and European titles on top of her two Olympic gold medals, becoming a mother has altered her outlook on her rowing career.
    — George Ramsay, CNN, 2024-02-21
  • Nicolai finished 18th in the European rankings to make the team, but ultimately wasn't selected by Donald.
    — Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The European leader is currently on a tour of the European Union’s nations bordering Russia and Belarus.
    — Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Days later, European leaders convened in Washington to coordinate strategy.
    — Kay Bailey Hutchison, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The film, in which Apa stars alongside Outer Banks actress Madelyn Cline, charts the unexpected love story between the two during a European travel adventure.
    — Luke Chinman, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, accompanied by a host of European leaders, then traveled to the White House to discuss possible peace terms.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Among those under consideration were Marco Penge with his two European tour titles this season and Matt Wallace, a runner-up at the European Masters on Sunday.
    — Steve Douglas, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The film begins with archival footage of the groundbreaking of Vienna’s InterContinental Hotel, once considered the pinnacle of European luxury.
    — Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Belgian Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Prévot announced that the country would partially follow the lead of several other European countries in recognizing a Palestinian state.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Importantly, the Hualong One is certified against European Utility Requirements (the benchmark for European operators).
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The aggressive pricing has also attracted regulatory scrutiny, with European trade groups like CISPE challenging Broadcom's tactics in court and alleging anticompetitive behavior.
    — Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Nicolas Guyonnet | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks opened lower on Tuesday as tariff uncertainty causes global markets to waver.
    — Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Marinakis flew to England on Friday, after attending the Europa League draw in Monaco, which confirmed Forest will return to European football after three decades away with a trip to face Real Betis in the Spanish city of Seville on Wednesday, September 24.
    — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Previous Lumiere honorees include some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, Jane Fonda, Francis Ford Coppola, Quentin Tarantino, and Tim Burton, alongside European stars, such as Isabelle Huppert and Catherine Deneuve.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025

European

2 of 2 noun
  • Italy’s rate of femicide is the fifth lowest in the European Union.
    — Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 2024-01-16
  • Overseas, the European Central Bank raised its key rate to a record high.
    — WSJ, 2023-09-14
  • But a new study, published by the European Central Bank, has found that those promises often amount to more talk than walk.
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 2024-04-10
  • First, the product ships from the European Union, so an additional import tax may exist.
    — Heidi Wachter, Treehugger, 2023-08-08
  • Von der Leyen was on a plane chartered by the European Commission, the EU said.
    — Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Hundreds of firefighters from Greece and across the European Union were deployed along with dozens of aircraft.
    — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 2023-10-08
  • The European Union has a population of around 450 million and one of the world’s biggest economies.
    — Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 2023-12-17
  • Caramel-like malts, a nutty body, herbal spiciness from the European Perle hops – this is the complete, smooth, refreshing package.
    — Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2023-09-01
  • The plane landed safely, the European Commission spokesperson said.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The boat remains stranded for 10 days, awaiting a diplomatic solution from the European Union.
    — Pablo Sandoval, Variety, 2023-10-06
  • Last year, France received the go-ahead from the European Commission to abolish domestic flights shorter than 2.5 hours.
    — Julia Malleck, Quartz, 2023-03-30
  • The bonus cap was first introduced by the European Union back in 2014 in response to public outcry about the financial crisis.
    — Aisha S Gani, Fortune Europe, 2024-04-22
  • The protests in France are also symptomatic of discontent in agricultural heartlands across the European Union.
    — Sylvie Corbet The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 2024-01-28
  • The State Department and the European Commission declined to comment.
    — Peter Martin, Time, 2023-10-06
  • Natural gas deliveries are limited as well, following the abrupt halt in deliveries to the European Union and the explosion of its main gas pipeline.
    — Breanne Deppisch, Washington Examiner, 2024-01-04
  • These concerns help explain the shift in attitudes on display in the surveys conducted by the European Council on Foreign Relations.
    — Susi Dennison, Foreign Affairs, 2023-12-18
  • Nicolai was close to winning the British Masters a week ago (finishing tied for second) but then missed the cut at the Omega European Masters, which likely dashed his hopes of making the team.
    — Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Since 2020, the European Union and other international donors have contributed to dozens of new projects, from schools and youth sports facilities to roads and sewage treatment plants.
    — Joby Warrick, Washington Post, 2023-11-12
  • One of the most extensive studies on the link between ejaculation frequency and prostate cancer was published in 2016 in European Urology.
    — Yuliya Klochan, Health, 2023-10-20
  • European Commission spokeswoman Arianna Podestà confirmed that von der Leyen's plane landed safely in Plovdiv airport.
    — Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The plane landed safely at Plovdiv airport and von der Leyen will continue her planned tour of European Union’s nations in the east, said commission spokesperson Arianna Podestà.
    — Sam McNeil, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
  • According to the a 2024 European Union report, global algae production reached roughly 38 million tons in 2024.
    — Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to China, Microsoft has operations in India, the European Union and elsewhere across the globe, and engineers in those places also work on Defense Department cloud maintenance.
    — Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Prévot said Belgium would also support measures within the European Union to suspend cooperation with Israel on the national majority, including research programs and technical cooperation.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The findings, presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Madrid, Spain, augment the promising evidence shared in May for the effectiveness of the drug, aficamten, over current treatments.
    — Bhanvi Satija, Reuters, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Importantly, the Hualong One is certified against European Utility Requirements (the benchmark for European operators).
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Russia hits building housing EU delegation in Ukraine Russia launched a huge aerial attack on Kyiv, striking the building housing the European Union’s delegation in what Ukraine alleged was a deliberate attack.
    — semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • In recent years, astronomers analyzing data from the European Space Agency's Gaia spacecraft identified a handful of white dwarfs hurtling through the Milky Way at breakneck speeds of up to 1,240 miles per second (2,000 kilometers per second).
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Parubiy, 54, was a member of parliament, had been parliamentary speaker from April 2016 to August 2019, and was one of the leaders of protests in 2013-14 calling for closer ties with the European Union.
    — Anastasiia Malenko, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Tesla sales plunged 40% in July in the 27 European Union countries compared with the year earlier even as sales overall of electric vehicle soared, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025

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