Emigrated

Examples

• My uncle Elias emigrated to America when he was a young man and became a planter in Florida, where he was reported to have done very well. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• He emigrated to America, Sir, in consequence of being too much sought after here, to be comfortable; and has never been heard of since. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Soon after this he emigrated to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and settled near the town of Greensburg in that county. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The mother of Augustine was a Huguenot French lady, whose family had emigrated to Louisiana during the days of its early settlement. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• The elder, Solomon, remained with his relatives in Connecticut until old enough to do for himself, when he emigrated to the British West Indies. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• He was educated at the Polytechnic School in Berlin, and emigrated to America at the age of 25. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• He had emigrated in advance of his family to build up a home for them. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• I emigrated--I have waited--I wait still. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.

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