Used in a Sentence

manila

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for manila.

Editorial note

None of the cities except Manila caused any problems once you get around the time zone issue.

Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The capital city of the Philippines; the regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of manila gathered in one view.

noun

The capital city of the Philippines; the regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon.

noun

A small town, the county seat of Daggett County, Utah, United States.

noun

A census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for manila.

Example sentences

1

None of the cities except Manila caused any problems once you get around the time zone issue.

2

It seems like your best bet is to move to Cebu or Metro Manila and get a job in BPO.

3

Its the manila bay fault zone, obviously it sliped while they where taking the photo.

4

I can still smell the sharpie ink and wet postage drying on the back of a manila envelope.

5

I moved from Baltimore to Manila so that I could afford to pay my medical expenses in cash.

6

I was just in Manila a couple of weeks ago and found the Internet to be infuriating.

7

I added some things to it, made it presentable and stuffed it into a big manila envelope.

8

I left Manila and one point and went to a remote-ish island and got faster mobile Internet there than I did in Manila.

9

It is a very powerful hand in the Manila variant of poker - which is popular with Greeks - and thus extremely popular in holdem also.

10

(When I was in Manila in August I saw multiple billboards advertising jobs at IBM).

11

Making cheap clothes and electronics in factories are good jobs relative to the kind of work that the extreme poor do - scrounging for food in a garbage dump in Manila or farming shitty land.

12

I've worked remotely from Oregon, Seattle, Singapore, Tokyo and Manila (where I am now).

Quote examples

1

Mere mention of "Manila Folders" or the BMW 9 series manual is enough to reduce my partner and I to hysterics.

2

However this doesn't really cover what are clearly relatively modern urban roads, such as "Chicago" and "Atlanta" found in the port district of Manila, which leaves this theory with a few shortcomings.

Proper noun examples

1

For traffic/congestion reasons, Manila, Philippines had (has?) this on a permanent basis, not just for a special event.

2

If you do move to a place like Manila, you might not be able to find the talent you need.

3

I don't see why anyone would do that versus opening up yet another body shop in Bangalore or Manila.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use manila in a sentence?

None of the cities except Manila caused any problems once you get around the time zone issue.

What does manila mean?

The capital city of the Philippines; the regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon.

What part of speech is manila?

manila is commonly used as noun.