suburb

Example Sentences

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A month into their housing search in Hartford County, the couple finally found their dream home in a suburb, New Britain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The least affordable area was Lisvane, a suburb in Cardiff with an average house price of £507,000.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The chief sponsor of the bill, Senate President Rob Wagner, a Democrat representing the Portland suburb of Lake Oswego, also declined to answer when asked if he was aware of Oregon’s investigations into Dundon’s businesses.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

After the airstrikes that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian-Canadian Salar Gholami went to a rally in a Toronto suburb to celebrate the downfall of a leader he fiercely opposed.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Other parts of it resembled a modem Miami suburb.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey