settlers

Example Sentences

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The move is designed to "hold extremist settlers accountable for the horrific levels of settler violence", the five countries said.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

But after permanent settlers arrived in 1770, the island population disappeared rapidly.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

In the same 50 years, settlers had continued their westward push with the backing of the federal government, displacing Native Americans, and urban centers had begun to industrialize, leading to labor unrest among workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

After initially trying to negotiate with the settlers, Mohammed rushed up to the grave just as they were about to break through a slab which was all that remained between them and his father's remains.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

But that all changed in the 1800s when American settlers came.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis