suburb
Example Sentences
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An AFP photographer saw two apartments damaged in a building on a narrow street, and traffic congestion as residents tried to leave the suburb while the Lebanese army deployed to the area.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
In Lima's suburb of San Juan de Lurigancho, dusty hilltop neighbourhoods sprawl precariously down the slopes.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Newcomer Yui Suzuki stars as Fuki, who lives in a nondescript Tokyo suburb in 1987.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
His day starts at 07:00 from his home in a Mumbai suburb.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
He didn’t know what suburb it was: his map had gone with the Scout knife.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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Latin Root "sub" Words
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