outskirts

Example Sentences

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But in recent years, fishermen on the outskirts of Kinshasa have noticed their catches dwindling.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

“It’s true that there’s a blockade against Cuba, but something good has to come out of all this,” said Iraida Ávila, who lives on the outskirts of Havana with her daughter, who has cystic fibrosis.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Located on the outskirts of Wicken village near Soham, it is part of the National Trust's Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

And then there’s a group of folks on the outskirts that are just hanging out because their pals are there, and so someone’s going to come in with an in-joke or a snappy line.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Asked one ordinary Congo afternoon what she'd done with her day, Hugh's mother answered that she and a fellow member of the Ladies' Club had visited a leper colony on the outskirts of Kinshasa.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris