emigrating

Example Sentences

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She’s working on her third novel, on Malaysia, where she was born before emigrating at age 2.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Born in Dublin in 1623, Downing spent his childhood in London before emigrating to New England with his family as part of the Puritan migration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

And he, as a young boy, was part of the avocado trade before emigrating to the United States.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

With more than 40 percent of Cameroonians living below the poverty line, over half the central African country's young people dream of emigrating -- and businesses helping them leave are thriving.

From Barron's • Oct. 11, 2025

Then, through a series of misadventures, the family had ended up in China, finally emigrating to Canada in the twentieth century.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan