birthplace

Example Sentences

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Some players were born abroad but moved to the UK as a child, in which case their birthplace is listed as their UK childhood home.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Will Carl’s Jr. rebound to its former glory in its birthplace as a flagbearer for Californian burger culture or recede into irrelevance?

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

"There is strong evidence that dust traps were the preferred birthplace of planetesimals in our Solar System," said Joanna Drążkowska.

From Science Daily • May 26, 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

I seem to remember that small cities in ancient Greece quarreled bitterly over which was the birthplace of Homer.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck