go native

Example Sentences

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But dogs that go native make bad guards, hunting companions, and friends.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 29, 2020

Some have tried; most get lost or go native in the maze.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2020

Or maybe after some time in Ghana, the diplomats go native and accept that nothing is expected to start on time.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2019

It didn’t take long for my wife, who was largely raised in Rome, to go native again.

From New York Times • Dec. 24, 2018

Ten minutes later we were engaged in a brisk debate in which the question before the house was, stated boldly, Should we or should we not "go native?"

From The Cruise of the Kawa by Chappell, George S. (George Shepard)