suburban
Example Sentences
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In our age of subdivisions and suburban spread, try to wrap your head around this: For the first half of the 20th century, L.A. was the richest agricultural county in the nation.
From Los Angeles Times
The less scrupulous voices also invade Beverly’s meticulous household like bulls in a suburban china shop.
From Los Angeles Times
Vladimir Putin’s inner circle and other Kremlin functionaries live in highly-secure estates near the Rublyovo-Uspenskoye Highway west of Moscow, a suburban community dubbed “Moscow Beverly Hills.”
From Salon
Take an everyday video on any suburban transport network, add anime-style music and a rosy filter, and it's suddenly a scene from the Japanese holiday of your dreams.
From Barron's
Kevin Hayes, a retired architect and member of Resurrection Parish in suburban Pittsburgh, said he was delighted to see an American pontiff.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.