port of entry
noun phrase
1
: a place where foreign goods may be cleared through a customhouse
2
: a place (such as an airport or border crossing) where a person may be permitted to enter a country
Examples of port of entry in a Sentence
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The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that the government is required to process a claim once someone reaches a port of entry.
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
The justices are weighing whether migrants at ports of entry must be heard.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Retain those portions of DHS that serve a counterterrorism function—CBP officers at ports of entry, TSA screeners at airports, Border Patrol agents at the nation’s land borders—and return the other components to more appropriate federal departments.
—Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
Baja California Secretary of Tourism Miguel Ángel Badiola was one of the officials involved in the discussions with Mexican Customs that resulted in changes to the Mexican port of entry.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
The justices are weighing whether migrants at ports of entry must be heard.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Retain those portions of DHS that serve a counterterrorism function—CBP officers at ports of entry, TSA screeners at airports, Border Patrol agents at the nation’s land borders—and return the other components to more appropriate federal departments.
—Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
Baja California Secretary of Tourism Miguel Ángel Badiola was one of the officials involved in the discussions with Mexican Customs that resulted in changes to the Mexican port of entry.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Port of entry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/port%20of%20entry. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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