refugee

Example Sentences

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At least 41,696 arrived in Greece by sea in 2025, according to the UN's refugee agency UNHCR.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Nearly a month into the Middle East war, Lebanon is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis that now risks teetering over into a catastrophe, the United Nations refugee agency warned Friday.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Fighting continued to consume the country when Bior’s family sent him to Uganda as a refugee, hoping to keep the 12-year-old boy safe and in school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

She has not applied for refugee status in Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

"It looks like a refugee camp," I said.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda