nationality

Example Sentences

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Suriname didn’t allow dual nationality, which prevented the national team from tapping into the significant pool of Dutch-born players who might otherwise qualify through their Surinamese parents or grandparents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

To be eligible for asylum, a non-citizen had to demonstrate a well-founded fear of persecution in their home country due to their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

We were able to combine these two datasets using fields common to both of them, including date of arrest, gender, age, nationality, location and method of arrest.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

"If we want to share the beauty of this region with the whole world, we must move beyond nationality divides," Monji said.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

When the neighbors or students ask me my nationality, I tell them I came from a country that no longer exists.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver