noun
Etymology
Origin of returnee
Example Sentences
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With opportunities increasingly limited, Alavi encouraged her fellow returnee women to seek out any chance available.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
The 6-foot-2 McCalister, 14, has been getting playing time behind returnee Brady Bretthauer since graduating from middle school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2025
One such returnee, Zabihullah, who like many Afghans uses one name, said he spent 28 years of his life in Pakistan.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2023
The recent daily returnee figures are three times higher than normal, says the Taliban refugee ministry spokesman Abdul Mutaleb Haqqani.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2023
He had been deported from England, after all, so perhaps he would not consider himself a returnee like them.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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