naturalized citizen
Example Sentences
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In Boone County, where Lennon is the clerk, the count of flagged voters fell from 74 to 33 and the naturalized citizen who Lennon’s staff helped register was no longer on the list.
From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026
He is a naturalized citizen of Peru, where he was a priest for 20 years.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025
Consider John, a red-in-the-face Englishman in a Broncos cap, who, despite being a naturalized citizen, refused to give me his last name out of fear of deportation.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2025
The Philadelphia 76ers star with French citizenship shunned the Olympic host country by choosing to play for the United States, where he became a naturalized citizen in 2022 after being born in Cameroon.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2024
His hope for work in the future depends on keeping in friendly touch with the system; this is the first principle of American citizenship grasped by the naturalized citizen.
From The Leaven in a Great City by Betts, Lillian William
