hail from

Idioms and Phrases

Come from, originate from, as in He hails from Oklahoma . This term originally referred to the port from which a ship had sailed. [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

They hail from all walks of life: among them are a fireman, a carpenter, a nurse and a journalist.

From BBC

The candidates hail from different parts of the Central Valley’s agricultural landscape: Valadao is a dairy farmer with Portuguese heritage while Salas grew up in a Latino farmworking family.

From Los Angeles Times

The candidates hail from different parts of the Central Valley’s agricultural landscape: Valadao is a dairy farmer with Portuguese heritage while Salas grew up in a Latino farmworking family.

From Los Angeles Times

And it imbues the foodstuffs, home goods, clothes, paraphernalia and tchotchkes that hail from here with a sort of unquantifiable, ineffable, sun-kissed, surf-adjacent vibe that wraps around you like a cartoon bear hug.

From Los Angeles Times

You hail from the world of soap operas, so you’re familiar with the way the genre is sometimes devalued by Hollywood or some viewers.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• arise
• come from
• derive
• emanate
• emerge
• stem