inner city

Example Sentences

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“I was in the inner city, I’m not going to shy away from that,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The old powers from the inner city — Crenshaw, Dorsey, Jefferson, Locke and Fremont — experienced big changes in demographics.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2026

Johannesburg Central's sheriff, whose jurisdiction covers part of the inner city, said evictions could not be carried out on a larger scale or frequently because of financial constraints.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

Maverick Carter, a longtime friend and business partner of both James and Schottenstein who runs an entertainment company, describes meeting Schottenstein as “a young African-American kid from the inner city of Akron, Ohio.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

Five days later, the Russians surrounded the inner city, prepared for siege warfare.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti