INDIAN in a Sentence

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For INDIAN, below is one of 24 sentences:
As a conductress of Indian schools, and a helper amongst Indian women, your assistance will be to me invaluable.

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 Meanings and Examples of INDIAN
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Indian
 n.  an American Indian, native American
 n.  a native or inhabitant of India
Classic Sentence:
1  She was imperious and Indian, and at the same time hot and sorrowful.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
2  There is a little Indian room where there is a cabinet full of ivory elephants.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
3  They went to the Indian room and amused themselves with the ivory elephants.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
4  Indian servants were commanded to do things, not asked.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
5  He was not like an Indian bird and she liked him and wondered if she should ever see him again.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
6  As a conductress of Indian schools, and a helper amongst Indian women, your assistance will be to me invaluable.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
7  But I feel mine is not the existence to be long protracted under an Indian sun.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
8  She ran and looked the wild Indian in the face, and he grew conscious of a nature wilder than his own.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XXII. THE PROCESSION
Example Sentence: (16 in 2 pages)
1  A traditional Indian custom used to involve widows burning themselves alive on their husbands' funeral pyres.
2  Ludo is a version of an ancient Indian racing game.
3  The Indian Prime Minister, V P Singh, lost a vote of confidence in the Indian parliament.
4  He was a prime mover in the bid to get better pay for West Indian cricketers.
5  He is a writer of Indian descent and draws upon diverse cultural influences.
6  He was one of the world's foremost scholars of ancient Indian culture.
7  Many tourists cannot tell the difference between authentic Indian craftwork and imported imitations.
8  There is one part of the country with an especially large Indian population.
9  He said he wanted "to establish a rapport with the Indian people".
10  The Indian caste system is an example of social stratification.
11  For real Indian food, just follow these recipes.
12  Most Indian restaurants offer free delivery.
13  Though the Indian labor pool is large, it is also primarily unskilled.
14  The caste system shapes nearly every facet of Indian life.
15  He studies in particular the fishes of the Indian Ocean.