- plural of native.
natives
Example Sentences
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While Scotland head coach Steve Clarke had given up hope of his team escaping out of their World Cup group, this particular bunch of Scottish natives clearly had not.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
New York being New York, the natives gave him a hearty Bronx cheer—interpret that however you like.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
‘It’s really been a joy to reunite the soil with the plants that belong here,’ Christopher Smee says of removing his lawn and planting California natives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
Younger people — so-called digital natives — don’t realize how much this rubbish is a product of the internet.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 13, 2026
Many natives, seeking to categorize the newcomers, were open to the possibility that they might belong to the realm of the supernatural.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
