natives

Example Sentences

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While Scotland head coach Steve Clarke had given up hope of his team escaping out of their World Cup group, this particular bunch of Scottish natives clearly had not.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

There they were taken in by the natives of the village of Ngarchelong, relying on them for food and shelter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

‘It’s really been a joy to reunite the soil with the plants that belong here,’ Christopher Smee says of removing his lawn and planting California natives.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 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

The youngest Vaughan children were Newport News natives, and Newsome Park was the only town they had ever known.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly