How to Use birthplace in a Sentence

birthplace

noun
  • New Orleans is regarded as the birthplace of jazz.
  • He visited his grandmother's birthplace.
  • Diop recalled being struck by seeing her father back in his birthplace.
    Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
  • But until future notice, birthplace can’t be changed on any passport.
    Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Grant's birthplace isn't the only home tour happening this weekend.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Richmond is a natural birthplace for a restaurant like JewFro.
    Eric Ginsburg, Bon Appétit, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Holding citizenship in the three countries, there has been debate on his ethnicity and his connections to his birthplace.
    Priya Sippy, Quartz, 27 Apr. 2022
  • On Saturday, Biden will head to Scranton, Pa., his birthplace, to campaign for the vice president.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
  • If a site asks you to answer security questions, avoid providing answers that are available in public records or easily found online, like your zip code, birthplace, or your mother’s maiden name.
    Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 6 May 2022
  • In the audience were students, alumni and staff of the school that Gallaudet founded in 1817, the birthplace of deaf education in the nation.
    Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2022
  • The cologne is rich with the scents that make up its birthplace.
    Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The torch was first lit in April at the site of ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the Games.
    Susan Baek, NBC News, 23 July 2024
  • That city is best known as the birthplace of the Jackson 5.
    Nina Burleigh, The New Republic, 16 May 2023
  • At least 25 places in the North and the South claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day.
    Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 26 May 2023
  • By the 2000s, CBGB had gained icon status as the birthplace of punk.
    Charles Moss, SPIN, 8 July 2024
  • It's thought to be the birthplace of the tequila sunrise.
    Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2024
  • At the same time, Li maintained ties to his birthplace.
    Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 11 Oct. 2022
  • It is also known as the birthplace of the Wendy’s restaurant chain.
    Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2024
  • New York's Harlem neighborhood is thought by many to be the birthplace of drag balls in the 1860s.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN, 29 Apr. 2023
  • There are artists from around the world coming in to see the birthplace of where this all started.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The site played a key role in the Arab Spring while also being the birthplace of the Milkshake Duck meme.
    Callum Booth, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
  • Hindus believe the site of the mosque was the exact birthplace of their god Ram.
    Sheikh Saaliq and Krutika Pathi, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 May 2022
  • This was a nod to Abney’s birthplace and love of her hometown.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 20 June 2024
  • The curious thing about all this is that no one seems to agree on Sumac’s birthplace.
    Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Oh, and the birthplace of techno still knows how to throw a rave to rival anywhere else.
    Jd Shadel, Them, 2 July 2024
  • Also, a plaque that marks the site as the birthplace of the American League will remain.
    Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The African country is world renowned as being the birthplace of coffee.
    Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 May 2023
  • In the 1970s, Marin was the groovy epicenter of the Grateful Dead and the birthplace of the renegade sport of mountain biking.
    Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Among them are the Southernmost Point landmark and the Curry Mansion, which may or may not be the birthplace of the famed key lime pie.
    Gina Kramer, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Los Angeles is also the birthplace of the biggest trend in pizza to happen in the last decade.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024

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