returnee

Example Sentences

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"It's an indescribable feeling, thank God. What can I say? My two young children didn't recognise me, but thank God. I hope it will be alright", Yusef Abu Fahma, another returnee, told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

New Mission Hills Alemany coach Randy Thompson has the best catching duo in his son, Brody, a starter as a sophomore at Notre Dame and returnee Jayden Lusk.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

One such returnee, Zabihullah, who like many Afghans uses one name, said he spent 28 years of his life in Pakistan.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2023

The recent daily returnee figures are three times higher than normal, says the Taliban refugee ministry spokesman Abdul Mutaleb Haqqani.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2023

He had been deported from England, after all, so perhaps he would not consider himself a returnee like them.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie