rural area

Example Sentences

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"I'm very much a home person, so aside from the whole financial thing, it was a big deal, me moving away from like a rural area to a city," she added.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

The fact that his death occurred on a flat road in a rural area “is just heartbreaking.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Faced with the prospect of a lengthy detention, Alberto said, he agreed to a voluntary departure from the U.S. and arrived at his parents’ home in a rural area of Chiapas in February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The Turkish government said a drone that crashed on Friday in a rural area of northwestern Turkey was of Russian origin.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

Mary lived at their second residence, a farmhouse in Turtle Bay, a rural area only about three miles from the central part of the city.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock