Used in a Sentence

pawnee

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

Editorial note

Fun side note: the outdoor establishing shots for Pawnee city hall used Pasadena’s City Hall which is right next to LA.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A near-extinct language of North America.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A near-extinct language of North America.

noun

A person of Pawnee origin or descent.

noun

A city, the county seat of Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pawnee.

noun

A near-extinct language of North America.

noun

A person of Pawnee origin or descent.

noun

A city, the county seat of Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States.

noun

A village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States.

Example sentences

1

Fun side note: the outdoor establishing shots for Pawnee city hall used Pasadena’s City Hall which is right next to LA.

2

An investigation showed that the engine casing on the Pawnee had cracked, despite recent inspection.

3

Side note: my mental model of the BOS is the Pawnee town council from the TV show Parks and Recreation; the real life folks seem to operate along depressingly similar lines.

4

A quick glance shows that the Cherokee Nation and Pawnee Nation plates aren't included.

5

Serious Pawnee City Hall Wamapoke Mural energy.

6

I used to do a lot of gliding and the most powerful aircraft routinely flown was a Piper Pawnee (175 kW / 235 hp engine, in contrast to say c.

7

Yes, but the prodigy at Pawnee High happens to be Asian and we're full up on them so we take the B+ students at Academy whose parents went to Harvard.

8

The pawnee once memorably broke a cylinder head while on tow out and had a sufficient power reserve to both get the glider to a safe altitude and fly the rest of the circuit without issue.

9

> I used to do a lot of gliding and the most powerful aircraft routinely flown was a Piper Pawnee (175 kW / 235 hp engine, in contrast to say c.

10

We hear the most and remember the most the tribes which warred the most fiercely (ie Commanche, Apache, Sioux, etc), however, we scarcely remember the tribes they themselves slaughtered, enslaved, and scalped, such as the Crow and Pawnee (who would ally with the US Army).

Quote examples

1

Grandparents had 6 paper shell "Pawnee" trees producing 50 lbs.

2

Parks and Recreation's "Pawnee" couldn't be further from typical.

3

I've been in a glider (ASK-21) under tow from a tug plane (a Piper Pawnee) where it lost an engine cylinder at exactly "the worst point" on the way up.

Proper noun examples

1

Even the aerobatic aircraft – CAP 10s – had less powerful engines than that Pawnee.

2

Let’s say there’s two high schools, one is the ritzy private school (Eagleton Academy) and the public school that has a lot of poorer students (Pawnee High).

3

Peabody and his privileged knowledge laborers didn't move to a company town or even a quasi-company-town like Pawnee; he moved to Hinsdale, a wooded suburb of Chicago, where he'd grown up.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use pawnee in a sentence?

Fun side note: the outdoor establishing shots for Pawnee city hall used Pasadena’s City Hall which is right next to LA.

What does pawnee mean?

A near-extinct language of North America.

What part of speech is pawnee?

pawnee is commonly used as noun.