town

Example Sentences

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We live in a small town in Nebraska.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

“We’ve been to nearly every single county.... stepped it up with our town halls.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Police in Kenya have fired tear gas to break up a protest in the central town of Nanyuki against the construction of an Ebola quarantine centre for US citizens.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

"The UN is not the only game in town," said Espinosa.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

By the time a seasick Phineas Gage staggered ashore here in 1859, San Francisco was still a frontier town on the farthest edge of the continent.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman