How do you use the word "bilingual" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "bilingual" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "bilingual": With an American father and a French mother, she is bilingual. We created a freely available English-Japanese bilingual corpus.

Bilingual Meaning

/baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

adjHaving the ability to speak two languages fluently.

adjSpoken or written in two different languages.

Sentence Examples

With an American father and a French mother, she is bilingual.

We created a freely available English-Japanese bilingual corpus.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

multilingual

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The school hired a ____ teacher who speaks English and Spanish fluently.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

Being ____ is a great advantage in our increasingly global world.

Word Origin & History

From Latin bilinguis + -al; equivalent to bi- + lingual.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"He thinks it's chic to have a bilingual wife." — 1980, Paul Schrader, American Gigolo, spoken by Michelle (Lauren Hutton):

"Since she is bilingual she has them written in both English and Spanish." — 1998, Bruce Fife, The Birthday Party Business, →ISBN, page 176:

"Instead of nonnative speakers, we should be called bilingual or multilingual speakers." — 2021 December 18, Ching Ching Tan, “Spielberg’s West Side Story shows us the value of multilingualism”, in CNN:

"All signage in and around the station is bilingual in Welsh and English, while station announcements and passenger information screens provide real-time information." — 2020 December 30, Paul Stephen, “Chirk station is truly blooming”, in Rail, page 48:

"Ocasio-Cortez’s trolling went bilingual in November when a Fox News show, “The Story,” had a prime-time discussion about Ocasio-Cortez’s shoes, including an acknowledgment that the network spent a lot of time talking about a woman who had not even been sworn into Congress yet." — 2018 December 12, Cleve R. Wootson Jr., “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s new favorite pastime appears to be trolling conservative critics”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2018:

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