birthplace

Example Sentences

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Elon Musk turned his back on California, the birthplace of SpaceX and Tesla, and has been critical of the state’s policies and politics.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

In 1996, he spotted the land that would become his home while walking his dogs in upscale Carlsbad, the birthplace of skateboard legend Tony Hawk.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

He appears to take aim at his rival with some lyrics, accusing him of using his birthplace of Compton, Los Angeles as a backdrop for acts of charity, while escaping to a celebrity life elsewhere.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

As the traditional location of the first ladies’ offices, the East Wing was the birthplace of important initiatives that enhanced women’s visibility and changed the physical and spiritual landscape of the country.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

By the 1920s, when Holmes was in the prime of his career, geology had slipped out of fashion–physics was the new excitement of the age–and had become severely underfunded, particularly in Britain, its spiritual birthplace.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson