How to Use abroad in a Sentence

abroad

adverb or adjective
  • In 1969, after spending five years abroad, Salles and his family returned to Rio de Janeiro.
    Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Although they might be tempted to turn inward and get their own economic houses in order, the causes of much of the dissatisfaction are to be found abroad, in a battered world economy.
    Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024
  • China's newfound riches have powered a massive expansion of the military and made the country more aggressive and influential abroad.
    Joel Mathis, The Week, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The league continues to explore playing more games internationally in the future and even the possibility of placing a franchise abroad.
    Rob Maaddi, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Jan. 2023
  • But the world should also look at China’s reopening with apprehension, the head of the world’s largest wealth funds warned, as the country’s sudden return could spark a new inflationary push abroad.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Federal officials scrambled to boost supply, waiving regulations and tariffs, and flying formula in from abroad.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Currently, travelers who land in the US from abroad and are making a connection need to go through an additional round of security screening.
    Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The irons intentionally recall the shape of the ships used to transport enslaved Africans abroad, showing that these women are inseparable from centuries-old horrors.
    The Artnews Awards Jury, ARTnews.com, 4 Dec. 2024
  • And it’s really been an adult kind of goal and dream for my wife and I to spend a year abroad.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2024
  • The best event looks this week are coming mostly from abroad.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Happy to be your friend of a friend of a friend, and share all my advice for how to pack when the time comes to move abroad.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2023
  • But Crowe insists, much as Amorth did, that there is genuine evil abroad in the world.
    Clark Collis, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2023
  • However, many in the U.S. and abroad question if this is true.
    Earl Carr, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Football teams, here and abroad, play in much larger venues.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Those looking to move abroad might think twice if their dream locale is on this list.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 June 2024
  • Lightning bugs quickly roused from the grass and scattered abroad.
    Bill Bowden, arkansasonline.com, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Are there any models from abroad or from the past that were inspiring?
    David Remnick, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Here’s his advice for taking a scouting trip to find a new home abroad.
    Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2024
  • King Charles is abroad for the first time since starting treatment for cancer.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
  • By the numbers: The data tracks all the people who moved from one state to another plus those who moved to the U.S. from abroad.
    Erica Pandey, Axios, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Clifford is a preschool teacher and has been teaching abroad for a decade with stays in Cairo and Mumbai.
    Chris Massaro, Fox News, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The Spokane resident owns over 20 rentals across the U.S. and abroad, and he’s learned the hard way that not every investment is a good one.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Investors have embraced signs that inflation has peaked in the U.S. and abroad.
    Caitlin McCabe, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2023
  • His 50-year-old uncle went to college and studied abroad.
    Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024
  • For many, the way out is through education visas to study abroad or work permits.
    Robert Badendieck, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Most of that increase was driven by migrants from abroad.
    Marissa J. Lang, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Study abroad students can request to receive a ballot via the mail.
    Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
  • There’s no denying the musical’s massive fame, both in the United States and abroad.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The infant arrived to America from abroad in March’s case.
    Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024
  • Netanyahu has come under growing pressure from abroad and at home to strike a deal.
    Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2024

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