metropolitan

Example Sentences

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The fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the U.S. last year came with a very big attraction: a lot of homes for sale.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

"Running around on these things in densely packed metropolitan areas? It would be mental."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Instead, some developers are training their sights on smaller metropolitan areas and more rural regions—such as Wyoming.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

But the scale of the demonstrations — stretching from major international metropolitan hubs to small towns in rural America — signals a level of mobilization that is increasingly difficult to ignore.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

The Korean money funnels in mostly through the dozens of churches across the metropolitan area.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee