Examples of native land in a Sentence
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Phnom Penh is more than 14 hours by plane from Long Beach, yet Cambodian expatriates in and around this city still feel threatened by their native land’s repressive government — and determined to push for change.
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Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Celebrating the reggae icon's birthday in our native land was a special treat for this superfan.
—Essence, 24 Feb. 2024
Why do feral Mexican parrots thrive in L.A. but struggle to survive in their native land?
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
In their native land, coffee trees typically grow in the understory of tropical forests.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
As to what Downey is ascribing to his native land, Murphy can do nothing but laugh.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
Many first-generation Taiwanese Americans have felt stronger connections to their native land in recent years as China has threatened the island.
—Amy Qin, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
The debate touches on sensitive issues of deference to elders and religion, the vestiges of colonialism and the influence of American political battles on native land.
—Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
Along with her older brother, Juanito, and her younger siblings Carmelita and George, Zelia and her parents set off for Ireland, her father’s native land.
—Merilee Grindle, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Celebrating the reggae icon's birthday in our native land was a special treat for this superfan.
—Essence, 24 Feb. 2024
Why do feral Mexican parrots thrive in L.A. but struggle to survive in their native land?
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
In their native land, coffee trees typically grow in the understory of tropical forests.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
As to what Downey is ascribing to his native land, Murphy can do nothing but laugh.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
Many first-generation Taiwanese Americans have felt stronger connections to their native land in recent years as China has threatened the island.
—Amy Qin, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
The debate touches on sensitive issues of deference to elders and religion, the vestiges of colonialism and the influence of American political battles on native land.
—Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
Along with her older brother, Juanito, and her younger siblings Carmelita and George, Zelia and her parents set off for Ireland, her father’s native land.
—Merilee Grindle, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
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“Native land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/native%20land. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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