How to Use Prussian in a Sentence
Prussian
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Adenauer was also a Rhinelander who loathed the largely Protestant and Prussian eastern part of Germany.
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Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2026
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The scandal in question erupted in the eighteen-thirties in the Prussian college town of Königsberg—today, after wars and upheavals, the isolated Russian city of Kaliningrad.
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Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
17 Aug. 2026
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Meanwhile, an electric color palette of zingy greens, bold reds, and Prussian blues–touched off with plenty of black accents–amplifies the property’s wildly original juxtaposition of antiquity and modernity.
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Alexandra Kirkman,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2026
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The former Prussian royal palace, built in the 18th century, is set to undergo extensive renovations, including a repair of the roof, a new air conditioning system and upgraded offices.
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ABC News,
8 June 2026
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Instead, Collin makes much of Prussian military aristocrats who feel more disdain than love for Hitler, especially General Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel, the military commandant of Paris from 1942 to 1944.
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David Denby,
New Yorker,
31 Aug. 2026
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