How to Use hail from in a Sentence

hail from

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  • His family hails from Zulia, the most populous state in Venezuela.
    — Melody Xu, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • An unusual number of centenarians seem to hail from low-income areas.
    — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • And football fans will likely know Madeira as the home of Cristiano Ronaldo, who hails from the city of Funchal.
    — Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026
  • Chef owner Liridon Mehmeti and his sister/manager, Shqipe Mehmeti, hail from Venice.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
  • The team, hailing from the archipelago off the coast of West Africa, has grown to represent the ultimate underdog.
    — Andrea Bossi, Allure, 3 July 2026
  • Besides, nobody was going to believe that humanity's nemesis hailed from Mars after the Viking landers had sent back photos of a barren, dead world.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 July 2026
  • Obviously, there are rooftoppers that hail from all over the planet, so perhaps young generations with nothing left to lose are a universal phenomenon nowadays.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 July 2026
  • Houston, who hails from Davis, told The Sacramento Bee he’s never competed closer to home than in this tournament.
    — Hannah Ruhoff june 29, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
  • The piece recalls the 1990s, hailing from the Generation Gucci collection inspired by the brand’s archival codes.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • John Sciulli Rinsch, who also has used the name Carl Erik Rinsch professionally, hails from the Los Angeles area and began making short films as a teenager.
    — CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • In the other dugout were Omar López, the Astros bench coach who managed the Venezuelan WBC team, and Jose Altuve, one of the greatest players to hail from Venezuela.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 27 June 2026
  • The movie hails from Dandelion Media in collaboration with the Hershey Entities and in association with Aloe Entertainment, Peachtree Group and RCM3.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026

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