rural area

Example Sentences

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Residents of the rural area of Jean-Denis, near the town of Petite-Rivière de l'Artibonite, said that a first attack took place in the early hours of Sunday.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Sunset runs amid free-roaming peacocks and ghaf trees in a surprisingly rural area behind the skyscrapers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

That soon could change, as Arizona officials are considering a plan to start regulating groundwater pumping in the rural area 100 miles west of Phoenix.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025

The Turkish government said a drone that crashed on Friday in a rural area of northwestern Turkey was of Russian origin.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

The real Grovers Mill was a rural area too small to have a post office.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow