hail from

phrase

: to be or have been native to or a resident of

She hails from Chicago.

Examples of hail from in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And yes, Seaborn hails from Hawaii, which would explain why Tua Tagovailoa's mom was on the scene last night to congratulate him on breaking the state's passing record. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

The Iranian filmmaker blends in the stunning work of Fatima Hassona, shahid, a talented photojournalist who hailed from the Al-Taffuq quarter of Gaza City, not far from the Al-Ashi family. — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

Jackie died last month after a weeks-long battle with a mysterious illness, setting off a torrent of heart-wrenching tributes and messages from her devoted fans who hailed from around the globe. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

The authors of this paper, hailing from the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) in Michigan, studied the nuclear reaction that triggers X-ray bursts in greater detail than has been possible before. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hail from

• become
• checksum
• humdrum
• income
• outcome
• pisum
• succumb
• therefrom
• wherefrom
• abomasum
• bum
• chum