How to Use South Asian in a Sentence

South Asian

adjective
  • The South Asian country is home to a number of shark species.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Nowak was white, and his killer was of a Sikh, South Asian background.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
  • People of Black and South Asian descent tend to have higher levels.
    — Matt Fuchs, Time, 4 May 2026
  • The Diwali name and festive percussion gave the song a faintly South Asian vibe.
    — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • Malsons has emerged as one of the most influential indies in South Asian music.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 15 June 2026
  • Bass is the first Black woman to hold the post, and Raman could be the first South Asian woman in the job.
    — Michael R. Blood, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
  • Today, the two South Asian neighbors remain on high alert amid tit-for-tat threats and reports that both sides are preparing for more war.
    — Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
  • Christie’s is not the only auction house courting the South Asian market with exhibitions.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 May 2026
  • And the show is also meant to be kind of a real love letter to the South Asian communities of London.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • Although Oberon did not win, decades later she would be acknowledged as a forerunner among South Asian actors.
    — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Nadar herself, who has continued to grow the museum into one of the most important nodes in the South Asian art ecosystem.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 May 2026
  • The two co-founders bring complementary backgrounds in streaming and South Asian cinema scholarship.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 May 2026
  • There’s a movie version set in London’s South Asian community starring Riz Ahmed.
    — ABC News, 8 May 2026
  • Holi is observed in India and other South Asian countries and in South Asian communities all over the world.
    — Yvette Orozco, Houston Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2026
  • In doing so, Ali and Shaikh became the first two South Asian actors to make the show’s celebrity cameo appearance together.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 1 June 2026
  • The pair are expected to become the youngest South Asian women who have traveled to space, according to Virgin Galactic.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 June 2026
  • Right on the beach is Leon’s at Meads Bay, serving Caribbean classics with South Asian flair, and there’s live music on the weekends.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
  • The Christie’s—Kiran Nadar linkup arrives amid an inflection point for the Indian and South Asian art markets.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 May 2026
  • The country imports much of the precious metal, which holds tremendous significance for the South Asian country and is viewed as something that can bring good fortune and build generational wealth.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 21 May 2026
  • The campaign signs, located along Elkhorn Boulevard near Highway 99, were tagged with the same anti-Arab and anti-South Asian slur.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
  • Going back to our Indian restaurant example, the gaudy decor may be the difference between people turning up for the food regardless, and the latest hot spot for South Asian cuisine.
    — Simin Cai, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Legumes have long been a central feature of many cuisines, from dal in India and other South Asian countries to the beans-and-rice dishes common across Latin America and beyond.
    — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 18 May 2026
  • The menu featured global flavors with a heavy South Asian influence with offerings like charred cabbage with fish sauce, Taiwanese cabbage and chili and khao man gai, a Thai-style chicken and rice dish.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
  • Their choreographed debate exploited and skewered stereotypes via expert timing and pointed wit, hitting home with the predominantly Asian and South Asian audience.
    — Malina Saval, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • The South Asian country is among the naitons fielding the military soldiers who will be making up the 5,500-member Gang Suppression Force.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The South Asian diaspora witnessed a wave of musical innovation in the early 1980s, producing a number of records that would go on to earn landmark status.
    — Vrinda Jagota, Pitchfork, 27 June 2026
  • Like its South Asian cohort Bangladesh, apparel and textiles are Sri Lanka’s top export, representing 44 percent of goods shipped out of the country.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
  • The Main Match Concealer is available in 22 shades, with careful consideration for South Asian undertones (which are often breezed by).
    — Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 13 June 2026
  • The national cricket team, which competed in its first-ever cricket T20 World Cup earlier this year, includes several athletes of South Asian descent.
    — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
  • Air conditioning systems in the South Asian nation typically top out at 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 25 June 2026

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