naturalize

Example Sentences

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Nearly a dozen of my cousins left their native-born countries to come to the U.S. and eventually naturalize.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 4, 2025

But Chinese citizens cannot naturalize, so the 35-year-old teacher has been considering a move to Japan, where he might eventually marry his Chinese partner.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2024

Many more permanent residents in such battleground states are likely to naturalize in coming years.

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2023

Currently, more than 9 million lawful permanent residents are eligible to naturalize, meaning they could gain citizenship in time to vote in the November elections.

From Washington Times • Jul. 15, 2022

The social and technological process by which we establish facts becomes invisible to us because we naturalize it.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton