persecuted

Example Sentences

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Some had been granted the opportunity to stay after proving to immigration judges that they would probably be persecuted if returned to their homeland.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

They have a long history of being persecuted and betrayed.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

"Right now everything here is suppressed, everything is persecuted, people are sitting in prisons."

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Alma David, the U.S. attorney working with Fru, said their clients had demonstrated to a U.S. immigration court that they faced a greater-than-50% chance of being persecuted back home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

His father checked the margin of the page for the textual corrections of Rabbi Elijah—the same Rabbi Elijah who had persecuted Hasidim!—and showed Danny that he had been quoting from the corrected text.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok