resident

Example Sentences

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As a permanent resident, Mami could easily travel back and forth between Anaheim and El Cargadero when others had to wait for years for visas or come into el Norte without papers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The strike on the bridge in Karaj also worried one local resident who described himself as "pro-war".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“It takes away a little bit of the handling,” the North Canton, Ohio resident said of his 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee as it starts back up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Christine Gast, a New Jersey resident who shops for her five nephews, is big on thrift stores, especially for the clothes and stuffed animals she purchases to fill out those baskets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

If all goes well, then you finally become a legal resident of the United States.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi