resident

Example Sentences

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As a permanent resident, Mami could easily travel back and forth between Anaheim and El Cargadero when others had to wait for years for visas or come into el Norte without papers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

He lost the seat in 2023 to Ireti Kingibe, an Abuja resident originally from Kano.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Christine Gast, a New Jersey resident who shops for her five nephews, is big on thrift stores, especially for the clothes and stuffed animals she purchases to fill out those baskets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Brown, of course, was neither a citizen nor a resident of Virginia.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

“I ordered them myself with you in mind. Never know when you’re gonna get a resident who reads, right? It’s hella rare, bro. But you proved to me it can happen.”

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña