emigrate

Example Sentences

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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 • Mar. 17, 2026

Many of his friends also want to emigrate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Economic collapse and political repression led roughly 8 million Venezuelans to emigrate since 2014, making it one of the world’s largest displacement crises.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2026

"The search for work, economic difficulties and poverty are the main reasons" for wanting to emigrate, with North America the "preferred destination", Afrobarometer said.

From Barron's • Oct. 11, 2025

Could not, even if he wanted to, emigrate.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick