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verb

expatriate

to settle oneself abroad; a person living outside their native country

In a sentence

Six example sentences with expatriate, each labelled with its topic.

  • Two of the founders expatriated to Lisbon in 2019 and now run the entire support team from a rented apartment.

    Startups

  • Hemingway expatriated himself in his twenties, and the Paris years shaped a prose style American magazines initially refused.

    Literature

  • The painter expatriated herself after her first solo show, choosing a cold northern studio over the gallery circuit she knew.

    Art

  • An expatriate working in Singapore still files a home tax return, and the double taxation rules fill a forty-page guide.

    Finance

  • The firm sends an expatriate manager to open each new office, then replaces her with local staff within two years.

    Business

  • Long-term expatriates in Chiang Mai run a monthly market where newcomers learn which visa office answers its phone.

    Travel

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