expat

Example Sentences

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Jim Simon, a 55-year-old American expat in Singapore, listens on his daily walks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

"As a Lebanese, I am traumatised," a 31-year-old expat and mother of two living in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Elizabeth Shanahan, a California expat who moved from Newport Beach to Puerto Vallarta two decades ago, said that the television news made it seem as though buildings were being engulfed across the city.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

The international lists anointed Greece and Boquete, Panama, a small community with a large expat population.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

Later they walked down the road to a place the Internet described as an expat bar.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart