urban place
Example Sentences
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Melbourne is a "contemporary urban place" but "at the same time there is still a very strong connection by the Aboriginal people to this traditional country".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
By general agreement, the best thing in New York City, the most urban place in the United States, is Olmsted’s big lawn.
From Slate • May 29, 2023
Barrett said the hawk’s fame “shows that even in an intensely urban place like Manhattan, there are many people who have a fondness for wildlife and feel a connection to it.”
From Seattle Times • May 17, 2023
“Photography arrives here as the state becomes a state. Photography was there from the Gold Rush. It witnesses the state become this urban place it is today.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2019
I remember District 8, an ugly urban place stinking of industrial fumes, the people housed in run-down tenements.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
