returnee
noun
\
Definition of returnee
Examples of returnee in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
All returnees known to governments are on security watch lists. — Valentina Pop, WSJ, "Jihadists Behind Bars Pose New Threats for Europe," 9 Jan. 2019 Set apart by their American accents and clothing style, and unaccustomed to the much lower wages, many returnees view Mexico as a kind of exile. — Kate Linthicum, latimes.com, "This Mexico City restaurant is rescuing deportees with jobs and Texas barbecue," 9 May 2018 How many returnees John Calipari will have is in flux, but there will be at least some. — Patrick Stevens, chicagotribune.com, "Way-too-early projection of the 2019 NCAA tournament field: Loyola the only team from Illinois again," 3 Apr. 2018 Newsletter Sign-up Bayer and Jenny Craig are the only clear, big advertiser returnees, however, according to iSpot.tv. — Nat Ives, WSJ, "Months After Some Marketers Pulled Out, ‘The Ingraham Angle’ Is Gradually Making Its Way Back," 21 Dec. 2018 All the women receiving honors this year are returnees, except Morris, who released her first album in June 2016. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "CMT's Artists of the Year Special Will Honor Only Women for the First Time Ever," 11 Sep. 2018 Authorities move to arrest returnees and sentenced for joining a terrorist group in Iraq and Syria, while others are released on parole and continue to be monitored by law enforcement. — Valentina Pop, WSJ, "Jihadists Behind Bars Pose New Threats for Europe," 9 Jan. 2019 The returnees have left Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. — Fox News, "3 Americans freed from North Korea reunited with their families," 13 May 2018 Stories of returnees being labeled as sympathetic to the opposition and killed by pro-government militias haunt those thinking about going back home. — Andrea Thomas, WSJ, "Germany Discusses Lifting Ban on Deporting Syrians," 16 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'returnee.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for returnee
returnee
noun
English Language Learners Definition of returnee
See the full definition for returnee in the English Language Learners Dictionary
Comments on returnee
What made you want to look up returnee? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
What did you just call me?! A Quiz
-
- If a member of the audience describes your speech as bombastic, does that person mean it is:
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
Share returnee
Resources for returnee