rural area

Example Sentences

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Sunset runs amid free-roaming peacocks and ghaf trees in a surprisingly rural area behind the skyscrapers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Rosita grew up with her family and graduated from high school in the same rural area – Chibuto – where she was born.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

That soon could change, as Arizona officials are considering a plan to start regulating groundwater pumping in the rural area 100 miles west of Phoenix.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025

The Turkish government said a drone that crashed on Friday in a rural area of northwestern Turkey was of Russian origin.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

We drove out of the suburban neighborhood to a rural area outside Plant City where there were no traffic lights, just infrequent stop signs.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter