Example Sentences

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A Central or South American who immigrates to the U.S. could see their greenhouse gas emissions double or triple, just by becoming part of the U.S. economy.

From Washington Times • Dec. 25, 2023

Beauty and the Beast is about an Asian family that immigrates to France and they're trying to make a business, even though there's quite a bit of racism against them there.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2021

Her history is a hard one — she immigrates to New York from rural China penniless and pregnant, then works her way up to a job at an exploitative nail salon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2017

Vignettes in the lives of an Indian family that immigrates to Massachusetts.

From Washington Post • May 11, 2016

A person emigrates from the land he leaves, and immigrates to the land where he takes up his abode.

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin