emigrant - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • assist: Clarke had gone out with Mr. Reed, I believe, under the pretense of assisting the emigrants.
  • carry: Passenger lists from ships carrying emigrants from the 17th century.
  • return: The last ship carrying returning emigrants left the West Indies for India in 1954.
  • arrive: Once the trains arrived the emigrants made their way to their next destination.
  • take: During the recession of the 1840s, Price Walker even resorted to taking emigrants to America in their empty timber ships.
  • intend: Up to this date, Vere Foster had given assistance to intending emigrants without any stipulation that the money given should be paid back.

Preposition: on

  • board: There was only a small number of emigrants on board.

Adjective modifier

  • Irish: Many of the Irish emigrants went to America or Canada.
  • Russian: In the Department I someone can find information on the Polish-Soviet relationships and reports on activity of the Russian emigrants ' committees abroad.
  • Welsh: He was a leading member of the original party of Welsh emigrants who arrived in Patagonia on the " Mimosa " in 1865.
  • Scottish: Enough has been said to show that the Scottish emigrant was not afraid of his religious opinions.
  • Italian: Further problems arose with the use of the children of Italian emigrants in the national team.

Modifies a noun

  • ship: The first emigrant ship ' The Friends Goodwill ' left Larne in 1717.
  • vessel: This is generally expected on board of all emigrant vessels.
  • letter: Our collections of emigrant letters for example are, in the main, written by ordinary people to their families back home.
  • train: The separate departure platform for the emigrant trains has survived to the rear of this building.
  • trade: He handled about a fifth of the emigrant trade of Liverpool.
  • experience: Also on display are some emigrant letters, usually with transcripts, giving first hand accounts of the emigrant experience.

Noun used with modifier

  • child: There are few TNA documents available that record child emigrants for this period.

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