expat

Example Sentences

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Jim Simon, a 55-year-old American expat in Singapore, listens on his daily walks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

"This is the first time we are seeing something like this," says Eti Bhasin, an Indian expat working in her family business - who has lived all her life in Dubai.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

"As a Lebanese, I am traumatised," a 31-year-old expat and mother of two living in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Elizabeth Shanahan, a California expat who moved from Newport Beach to Puerto Vallarta two decades ago, said that the television news made it seem as though buildings were being engulfed across the city.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

The place was filled with Americans, some of them tourists but many of them expat regulars.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart