hail from

phrase

: to be or have been native to or a resident of
She hails from Chicago.

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Besides, nobody was going to believe that humanity's nemesis hailed from Mars after the Viking landers had sent back photos of a barren, dead world. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 July 2026 The team, hailing from the archipelago off the coast of West Africa, has grown to represent the ultimate underdog. Andrea Bossi, Allure, 3 July 2026 His family hails from Zulia, the most populous state in Venezuela. Melody Xu, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 Obviously, there are rooftoppers that hail from all over the planet, so perhaps young generations with nothing left to lose are a universal phenomenon nowadays. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hail from

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“Hail from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hail%20from. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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