Examples of birthplace in a Sentence
He visited his grandmother's birthplace.
New Orleans is regarded as the birthplace of jazz.
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Despite triple-digit heat indexes, visitors from across the country gathered in Philadelphia today to celebrate the nation's 250th birthday at the birthplace of American independence.
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5 July 2026
Detroit is also among the most iconic American cities as the home of the nation’s automobile injury and birthplace of the Motown music scene.
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Ian Nicholas Quillen,
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4 July 2026
He will finally be transported back to Iran where he will be buried in his birthplace of Mashhad on Thursday.
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Hadeel Al-Shalchi,
NPR,
4 July 2026
One of the best-preserved is Motovun, the birthplace of race car driver Mario Andretti.
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Tia Lovisa Moreira,
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Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC news,
5 July 2026
Detroit is also among the most iconic American cities as the home of the nation’s automobile injury and birthplace of the Motown music scene.
—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
He will finally be transported back to Iran where he will be buried in his birthplace of Mashhad on Thursday.
—
Hadeel Al-Shalchi,
NPR,
4 July 2026
One of the best-preserved is Motovun, the birthplace of race car driver Mario Andretti.
—
Tia Lovisa Moreira,
Travel + Leisure,
2 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for birthplace
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“Birthplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birthplace. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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birthplace
noun
birth·place
-ˌplās 
: place of birth or origin
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