red-light district
Example Sentences
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The former red-light district downtown has been transformed into a dedicated cultural district containing galleries, theaters, museums and a world-class symphony.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Singaporean photographer Aik Beng Chia used an image generator to depict the lives of transgender people in the city-state's Bugis street, then known as a red-light district, in the 1970s and 80s.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
He worked as a steward on the QE2 liner and later ran The Ferry Boat pub in Norwich's red-light district.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
Ahmad’s extraordinarily accomplished first novel revolves around Faraz Ali, born to a prostitute in Mohalla, Lahore, Pakistan’s red-light district.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 7, 2022
Femke Halsema, the new mayor, visited the red-light district in the De Wallen section of the city in July, the month after she took office.
From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2018
