natives

Example Sentences

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Trump noted that Schroyer and Mullin, both Oklahoma natives, share a similar mindset.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

Not all the plants in the unamended soil are California natives or even drought-tolerant.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Younger people — so-called digital natives — don’t realize how much this rubbish is a product of the internet.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Part of this is in the rich tradition of European reporters sojourning in the United States who find casual grotesques about Americans far more lucrative and less taxing than actually trying to meet the natives.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

When our barrels are close to empty, Captain Smith goes to trade with the natives for grain.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone