How to Use Texan in a Sentence

Texan

noun
  • For that matter, a very, very tall Frenchman is now an essential Texan.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
  • Former Texan Dare Ogunbowale scored on a 19-yard run with less than eight minutes to go.
    — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • On his media tour, the eighth generation Texan made his stance on money in politics clear.
    — Andrew Balaban, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • Alamo Drafthouse is renaming one of its movie theaters after a famous Texan.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Frank Beard, a native Texan and longtime ZZ Top drummer, has died.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Texans defenders are even allowed to pick off the quarterback in defensive periods, which isn’t always the case around the league.
    — Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Specific dates, hours, and ticket prices for the attraction can be found on the Gaylord Texan website.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Anthony Franze is a native Texan and very passionate about covering any weather that is thrown at him.
    — Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 10 May 2026
  • The Texan is considering a totally different kind of role in the future.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2026
  • They were not exposed to the full extent of the Texan sun, with temperatures outside reaching around 34C.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • Specific dates, hours and ticket prices should be checked through Gaylord Texan before visiting, as schedules and pricing can vary.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • To learn more about the real-life locations used in the series, Boudreaux walks us through the Lone Star locales used to tell this South Texan story.
    — Alex Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026
  • The ambassador, a 69-year-old Texan billionaire, insisted on installing it, to have a place for the ship owner’s family to hang out, maybe flip an omelet for themselves.
    — CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The development is filled with small Texan touches, like the original Vickery Boulevard bricks that were used in the lobby entryway.
    — Emily Holshouser july 18, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026
  • The Gaylord Texan is located at 1501 Gaylord Trail on Lake Grapevine.
    — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
  • Charnicart will showcase South Texan and Mexican flavors with signature dishes like Barbs pork ribs and its famous green spaghetti.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 June 2026
  • Governor Abbott is well-known to nearly all Texan likelyvoters who give him near breakeven favorability and job performance ratings.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
  • For the most up-to-date ticket prices and availability, check Gaylord Texan's Christmas programming website before planning a visit.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • That’s sacrilege on par with an Ohioan disowning football or a Texan recoiling at the smell of brisket, a Kentuckian thumbing his nose at college basketball.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 2 July 2026
  • Senior Zaina Jafri, a South Asian student, told The Daily Texan the comments from a candidate for office were hurtful.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Tubb, a good Texan and tough former bull rider, has told a couple of Lonesome Dove reunion audiences that McMurtry was in a Fort Worth cafe.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Anyone who has a negative reaction to this is a weak-willed loser who has ZERO idea how bad Texan has become and is more than likely complicit in selling out our state.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Watch the Harry Potter at Gaylor Texan announcement When is the Harry Potter ice attraction open?
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Harry Potter fans can step into a frozen version of the Wizarding World this holiday season at Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, Texas.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Unbeaten Texan Vergil Ortiz Jr is locked in a dispute with Golden Boy Promotions, which has stopped him from a defining fight with Ennis.
    — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • In the case of gay Texan barrel racer Ben McDonnell or sassy 65-year-old novelist Sherry Kuehl, the answer is absolutely.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • QuakeCon runs from Aug 6-9 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas.
    — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026
  • On Sunday night, two northwest Londoners, Keren Brown and Carol Baptiste, bonded over country music with Texan John Heard.
    — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • The student newspaper at UT-Austin, The Daily Texan, spoke with several students who now feel separate from the community that has become part of their identity.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The Gaylord Texan Resort on Lake Grapevine offers 1,814 luxury guest rooms, and four-and-a-half acres of Texas vistas under signature atriums.
    — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026

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