Detroit

[dih-troit] / dɪˈtrɔɪt /

NOUN

u.s. city

Synonyms

STRONG

Motown

WEAK

Arsenal of Democracy Automobile City Big D City of Straits Fordtown Motor Capital of the World Motor City Rock City Sport City USA

Example Sentences

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She was shaken up by the incident, according to Isaacson, didn’t get the job at IBM and later worked for carmaker Chrysler in Detroit.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The bridge, named after the Canadian hockey star who led the Detroit Red Wings to Stanley Cup championships in the 1950s, has become a flashpoint in the at-times bitter trade dispute between the countries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Gracias was born in Detroit to a Spanish mother and a father from Goa, India.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Another $2,000 is listed for Cornerstone Schools that year “to assist the inner city schools in Uganda,” which is what Cornerstone Schools does in Detroit and Cornerstone Development does not do in Uganda’s inner-city schools.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

I will meet you there!—and as I got on the connecting flight from New York to Detroit.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi