emigrate

Example Sentences

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He emigrated with his family to the Bronx in 1976, when he was 11 years old.

From BBC

Many of the volunteers had emigrated from Europe to escape the Nazis.

From The Wall Street Journal

She doesn't want to emigrate like the millions who have fled Venezuela's economic crisis but longs for political and economic reform, saying everything is "too expensive", education is a "privilege", and non-exploitative jobs are rare.

From BBC

When the family had emigrated to America, they’d claimed her as a daughter to get her into the country.

From Literature

Given the proximity, many Cubans who do not identify with Havana's politics emigrate to the US, which is one of the reasons why Miami has such a large Cuban-American demographic.

From BBC