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

There was a stark difference one young returnee told the BBC between the "rosy picture" immigration agents painted and the rough reality of immigrant life in Toronto and Vancouver.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2024

Then, all of a sudden, you’ve got nothing beyond injury returnee Grubauer and the aforementioned Driedger standing between the playoff wannabe Kraken and a puck armageddon inside their net.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2024

Loyola 71, Orange 30: The Cubs finally unveiled standout returnee Jonas de Krassel, who had been sidelined all season because of an ankle injury.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 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