residential area

Example Sentences

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Debris and warped metal which may be munition fragments can also be seen on a street in the residential area.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The evacuation order was unprecedented in scale, encompassing a 6-square-mile, densely populated residential area with hundreds of thousands of people.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Vahid Online posted one video taken from the top floor of a residential area of loud anti-government chants echoing around the buildings.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Saks was among the first large retailers to locate in what was then primarily a residential area, not far from the Vanderbilt and Astor mansions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

There was a large residential area filled with the people’s thatched homes.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis