Example Sentences

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It's a familiar story in his country where, since the fall of communism in 1991, about 40% of the population has emigrated to find a better life.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Since making a name for herself in Los Angeles, Summers’ mother has emigrated from China to live with her and help raise her two children.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2022

It doesn’t help that his best friend has emigrated to France, or that the friend’s wife, who has stayed in Bucharest, might be the secret love of Sorin’s life.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2014

No, it is not true that every Soviet Jew who has emigrated to Israel this year has been met at the airport by the entire Knesset.

From Time Magazine Archive

If he is, then we shall have small work in making our way back to New Boston; but if he has emigrated ahead of us thar, we must hunt for others.”

From The Cave in the Mountain A Sequel to In the Pecos Country / by Lieut. R. H. Jayne by Ellis, Edward Sylvester