environs

Example Sentences

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Today, the Sudanese transport company Tarco operates daily crossings, carrying around 200 passengers per trip from the modern port of Suakin, within sight of the ancient city and its impoverished environs.

From Barron's

But in winter, the northern part of that loop is closed to cars, Maybe this is why the village, mountain and environs so often feel like a snowbound secret.

From Los Angeles Times

The union said the media workers were detained by Venezuelan security forces at the National Assembly and its environs, and in the neighbourhood of Altamira - all in the capital, Caracas.

From BBC

By the 1960s, two enormous developments had taken place in Korea and its environs.

From Literature

“Don’t be caught here after dark,” said the jittery cop, who brandished an assault rifle as he scanned the environs.

From Los Angeles Times