hailing

Example Sentences

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Hailing from Liverpool, a town in which the sport is to the city what high-school football is to Texas, I made sense of the world through soccer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Hailing from Indianapolis, Cohen credits fellow Hoosier Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., for capturing the simple pleasures that The Beatles’ songbook offers.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

Hailing from a different strain of the Shia faith, the Houthis are less ideologically tethered to Iran and have long enjoyed more independence from Tehran than other proxies in the Middle East.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Hailing the city's "unparalleled music heritage," Burnham said Manchester would "pull out all the stops" to prove the BPI had made the right decision.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2025

Hailing from all fifty states and fifty-two foreign countries, the students were more intelligent and better prepared than he and his classmates had been, he told the parents in his quiet, deep voice.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times