metropolitan
Example Sentences
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The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller 20-city index, which tracks price changes in 20 of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas, rose 1.2% from the year prior in January.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Data on Tuesday showed that consumer prices in the Tokyo metropolitan area—excluding fresh food—rose 1.7% in March from a year earlier, slightly slower than February’s 1.8% increase.
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
They are standing for a mixture of district, metropolitan, unitary and county councils.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
If the march was exciting for the children, the metropolitan glories of Carlion were enough to take their breath away.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing metropolitan
Southeast Asia - Introductory
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