birthplace

Example Sentences

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Blaenau Gwent is the birthplace of the NHS and its founder Aneurin Bevan, but 67% of adults in the area are now overweight, leaving locals with a new health battle.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Burslem is the birthplace of the late Motorhead frontman Lemmy, while another famous singer grew up here.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

How appropriate that the April 23-25 draft will be held for the first time in Pittsburgh, birthplace of the Steel Curtain.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

In nine years since she relocated to Ghana, she has only returned to her birthplace in the United States once.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

A week after his passing, Garfield was peacefully laid to rest in a vault a few miles from his birthplace.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow