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

There they were taken in by the natives of the village of Ngarchelong, relying on them for food and shelter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 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

Part of this is in the rich tradition of European reporters sojourning in the United States who find casual grotesques about Americans far more lucrative and less taxing than actually trying to meet the natives.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

Samuel Collier, by then a grown man, was recognized for his knowledge, skills, and ability to communicate with the natives in their own language.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone