How to Use migration in a Sentence

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  • This time of year marks the peak of fall migration.
    Brandi D. Addison, The Providence Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Net migration and the birth rate fell last year.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 13 June 2026
  • Vance said the first thing that needs to be done is to stem migration.
    Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Here's what to know about fall bird migration.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The migration needed to close that gap takes four to five years.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • In the sky, birds like hawks rely on the wind to aid their migration.
    Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Here's why migration has shifted from record highs to record lows.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
  • That is what turns a migration trend into a long-term growth story.
    Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The inn makes a great home base for the spring Sandhill crane migration.
    Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 6 May 2026
  • The theme of migration runs through other novels of mine, as well.
    Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Now the city stands to be transformed again, this time by a great climate migration.
    Abrahm Lustgarten, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Does the idea of migration through thousands of miles of open ocean make your stomach drop?
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Using tiny sensors, the team was able to track the bats’ migration.
    Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Rutte may turn to the right wing for coalition partners more in sync with his new stance on migration.
    Time, 10 July 2023
  • This story starts with mass migration.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • When is fall bird migration season?
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Egypt faces its own migration pressures.
    Sam McNeil, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Post-quantum migration might take years.
    Michelle Drolet, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Winter is the best time to visit for whale migration views and far fewer crowds.
    Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2026
  • Winter is the best time to visit for whale migration views and far fewer crowds.
    Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026
  • Wildlife experts say the issue is caused by a mix of warm and cold air during migration.
    Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • There won’t need to be a great migration back to Tumblr after all.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2022
  • The bird species makes the trek northward as part of its annual spring migration.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The top five states for net domestic migration are all in the South.
    Adam Beam, AJC.com, 8 July 2026
  • Texas and Florida hold the two top spots for in-state migration.
    Arkansas Online, 6 Jan. 2026
  • If these blue state governors want to reverse this mass out migration, time is of the essence.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
  • And, as often happens in migrations like this, the hippies paved the way for the artists.
    Pilar Guzmán, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2023
  • As with everything in nature, there is a rhythm to bird migration.
    Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2022
  • The recent cold front was too short to prompt mass migration, Beesely said.
    Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Jan. 2022
  • That's a wave of migrations, and most of them are running with the same governance gap.
    Liam Dunne, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

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