How to Use Latin in a Sentence

Latin

1 of 2 adjective
  • There were no jobs for Latin folk.
    — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2025
  • There was a Latin show next door; that was my home away from home.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • The word equinox comes from two Latin words meaning equal and night.
    — ABC News, 19 June 2026
  • Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Latin-writing lands were now ruled by men whose names contained un-Latin sounds.
    — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • The Latin pop divas will finally join forces on the same track.
    — Lucas Villa, SPIN, 6 July 2026
  • The Latin name of the fox squirrel is Sciurus niger.
    — Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The trouble was, the Latin alphabet now had no letter for this sound.
    — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • The Catholic Church preferred to use the Latin version of the sacred text.
    — Michael Bruening, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
  • Venezuela ranks sixth among Latin American countries in terms of seizures, with less than 2%.
    — Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
  • His works are destined to endure and leave a mark on Latin American culture.
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
  • De minimis is Latin for something of little importance.
    — Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
  • From a Latin superstar to free opera concert in a rose garden, there are a ton of great shows and concerts to catch this weekend.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
  • For decades, the surest route to international success for a Latin artist was to record in English.
    — Faye Bradley, Variety, 2 July 2026
  • This partnership is a significant move for Reservoir in the Latin space.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 July 2026
  • Price rises have surged past other Latin American countries this year, and fuel and dollars have run scarce.
    — Lucinda Elliott, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Possibly the only fox squirrel the botanist Linnaeus, who gave this squirrel its Latin name, ever saw was the black phase.
    — Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
  • His three-year program even included Latin courses, the primary tongue of Pompeii.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
  • In addition to the Latin presence, global pop and rock heavyweights will dominate the festival’s main stage.
    — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025
  • This reflects our confidence in key Latin American markets.
    — Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • One thing that can unite us all — and all lovers of liberty, for that matter — is those Latin American national anthems.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
  • All four members of Sade first played together in a Latin soul band called Pride, with Adu as a backing vocalist.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 30 June 2026
  • An article from Rover explained the name Luna, which comes from the Latin word for moon, likely sparked because of pop culture.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Through Latin and early Christian usage, the word took on its modern sense of an evil supernatural spirit.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • The 15th edition of the festival will continue to embrace its Latin roots with performances from some of the brightest stars.
    — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The series is presented by Los Gatos Music & Arts and features jazz, soul and Latin music.
    — Debby Rice, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
  • The five-track album, co-written by Hongjoong and Mingi, fuses hyper-pop, hip-hop, and Latin beats, with some songs in Spanish.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The rollout is starting July 8 in first class on select domestic and Latin American routes.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • The fact that a Latin artist was able to sell out one of London's largest concert venues is a testament to just how popular Bunny is and where his career stands.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The second stage arrived with immigration waves that brought Latin music into the American mainstream.
    — Faye Bradley, Variety, 2 July 2026

Latin

2 of 2 noun
  • Boston Latin School has six sports teams that are not funded by the district.
    — Deanna Pan, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
  • Sci-fi can be a tough genre in some markets, such as parts of Latin America.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Some men had left their hometowns in Ecuador and other parts of Latin America.
    — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Further, the single makes progress on Hot Latin Songs, with a 28-25 jump.
    — Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Uruguay is not the only country in Latin America suffering drought.
    — Jack Guy, CNN, 25 June 2023
  • Fast-food chains are growing their footprint here, and obesity rates, among the lowest in Latin America, are rising.
    — Simeon Tegel, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024
  • There were more cases of dengue in Latin America in the first half of this year — more than three million — than in all of 2022.
    — Stephanie Nolen Malin Fezehai, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The Queen of Latin Pop was recruited but never actually joined the agency.
    — EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Immigrants who had already traveled from across Latin America to these two countries were among the first to lose their hold on any hope of a livelihood.
    — Julie Turkewitz, New York Times, 11 May 2023
  • His father, Carl, managed the local outpost of the nightclub The Latin Quarter.
    — Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 June 2023
  • Messi stars in the first episode of the second season, which aired on Star + on June 25 in Latin America.
    — Justin Ray, Robb Report, 28 June 2023
  • Purchase tickets to the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Week here.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 9 Sep. 2023
  • In Latin America, Mexico and Brazil also have laws in place to protect the national flag.
    — Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
  • They were abetted by the Latin churchmen who forged the Donation of Constantine as the pope’s license to appoint a king of the Romans.
    — Dominic Green, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2023
  • In some ways, the popular route is also a perfect place to take the measure of a sport that has made Colombia the cycling epicenter of Latin America.
    — James Wagner, New York Times, 12 July 2023
  • And Latin music has remained a force on streaming — so much that 2023 seems to be the biggest year for number one Latin hits on Spotify.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 29 Nov. 2023
  • On the Top Latin Albums tally, Selena almost finds herself back inside the most competitive space, but misses it by just a few spots.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The fifth full-length from the Latin superstar helped introduce her to a massive audience that didn’t speak Spanish, and thus was likely not familiar with her early career smashes.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Today El Salvador’s murder rate is among the lowest in Latin America, and Bukele’s approval rating stands at 85%.
    — Christopher Sabatini, Time, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The nightclub was renamed the Latin Quarter and eventually shut down in the 1950s before reopening as the Hard Rock.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024
  • El Petronio Álvarez Festival is the largest Afro-Latin music festival in the Spanish-speaking world.
    — Essence, 28 Aug. 2025
  • New Music Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs and albums recommended by Billboard and Billboard Español editors.
    — Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 26 Dec. 2025
  • For more info about La Musa Awards and the Latin Songwriters Hall Of Fame, visit the Latin Song Hall’s website.
    — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Notably, all the songs from 111XPANTIA album secured a spot on the Hot Latin Songs chart upon its release.
    — Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2025
  • In the 1960s and 1970s, for example, central banks in Latin America printed money to support their governments’ spending goals.
    — Ana Carolina Garriga, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Other regional virtual finals are also due to be held to decide which vehicles from the Middle East, Latin America and the United States will battle it out at the global grand finale.
    — Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The Trade Ministry is also weighing steps to expand exports to other regions, particularly Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia.
    — Rajesh Roy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Although kept alive in scholarly settings, much like Latin was in medieval Europe, Sumerian was no longer spoken in ancient Mesopotamia after about 2000 BCE.
    — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
  • In Latin America, several municipal green bonds for water and infrastructure projects succeeded only because subnational development banks built bespoke assessments.
    — Robert Ginsburg, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The gravitas of La Muchacha’s lyrics — often of resistance, reflection and mysticism — tells the somber, yet sometimes hopeful, stories of Latin America, often powered by folkloric rhythms, bold vocals and nostalgic acoustic guitars.
    — Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2025

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