hail from

1. Come from, originate from, as in He hails from Oklahoma. This term originally referred to the port from which a ship had sailed. [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

Season 9’s participants hail from Denver, and over the course of the experiment, six couples got engaged, though that number would dwindle.

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Barred owls — which originally hail from eastern North America — are larger, more aggressive and less picky when it comes to habitat and food, giving them an edge when vying for resources.

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His seven other children, the eldest being actor Spencer Grammer, hail from those previous relationships.

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Schumer, 74, and Jeffries, 55, hail from different Brooklyn milieus.

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Of the six commanders who have held the position since 2007, only one does not hail from the west country, where the Banyankore live.

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Related Words

• arise 
• come from 
• derive 
• emanate 
• emerge 
• stem