displaced person

Example Sentences

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Yousef Qarmout, a displaced person in Jabalia, told the BBC that food and water shortages were making "untenable" for those living in the area.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024

He said those early years made him "an eternally displaced person" sensitive to the plight of refugees.

From Reuters • Oct. 16, 2023

Opposition activists in northwest Syria said the man killed showed up in the area about 10 days ago claiming to be a displaced person from the eastern province of Deir el-Zour, bordering Iraq.

From Washington Times • Apr. 4, 2023

If I could get every citizen in the world to listen to the story of a refugee or a displaced person, I think their humanity would be moved in the most striking way.

From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2021

On the other hand, every displaced person milling about on the streets means another pair of eyes looking for the five rebels on the loose.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins