Breslau

Example Sentences

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My mother’s family came from Breslau, and she had grown up speaking German, so she insisted I do too, hiring a strict governess named Frau Schmidt to look after me.

From Literature

Breslau was one of two homeowners who spoke out Tuesday morning at a news conference on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall before a hearing inside held by the state’s Assembly Insurance Committee.

From Los Angeles Times

Hans and his mother, after a long, fearful wait for visas in Breslau, crossed Europe in a sealed train to Portugal and reached New York on a Portuguese ship in 1941.

From New York Times

The five-year-old had fled her home in Breslau, Germany, now Wroclaw in Poland, with her 10-year-old sister Ruth.

From BBC

“We’re at a point where everyone has a lot of soul searching to do,” said Rod Breslau, a gaming and e-sports analyst.

From New York Times