refugees

1. People who flee a nation, often to escape punishment for their political affiliations or for political dissent.

Example Sentences

According to the Sunday Mail, Cllr Day "bombarded Ukrainian refugees" with messages.

From BBC

More than half a million people were killed, six million others became refugees.

From BBC

The curriculum offers dozens of lesson plans that feature Asian Americans living in the diaspora and the histories of how they arrived in the U.S. — many as refugees of war.

From Los Angeles Times

Government letters seen by the BBC reveal the grace period given to refugees to transition from supported housing to their own accommodation will be increased from 28 to 56 days from 9 December.

From BBC

“The people here are refugees from different places - from Rafah and the north. They came to a place they thought was safe.”

From BBC

Related Words

• alien
• displaced person
• emigrant
• evacuee
• exile
• expatriate
• foreigner