city

Example Sentences

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The group believes that Jerusalem should be a shared city for Israelis and Palestinians.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

"It pains us when we hear an aeroplane flying overhead," Patni said, adding that their home was near the flight path of the airport in Ahmedabad, the main city in the state of Gujarat.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Business leaders and politicians gathered in Zug one May evening to debate the referendum at a polished event space perched above the city, a manicured mélange of medieval buildings and glass-and-steel high-rises.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The wife of Riverside’s top municipal executive has filed a claim against the city he runs, marking another unusual chapter in a political drama that has roiled the Inland Empire’s largest population center.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The unquiet grave of Phineas Gage was disturbed once in 1867 by Dr. Harlow and then again in 1940 by the rapidly growing city.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman