boom town
Example Sentences
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Marysville was a gold rush boom town, more populous in 1860 than any other city in the state except for San Francisco and Sacramento.
From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2024
Reminiscent of a frontier boom town, the human-built industrial port refines fossil fuels at a relentless pace.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2023
Other weatherworn, ancient-looking, wood buildings in various stages of collapse at first glance appear to be original structures — until you realize they were actually built after this boom town went bust.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2021
Merthyr was a boom town, the biggest in Wales.
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2020
In a boom town like Rochester, they watched as men of their class turned into financial and social success stories.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
