residential area
Example Sentences
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Even more baffling is the fact that just one week ago a mountain lion was found in a residential area of Santa Monica, which similarly prompted shelter-in-place warnings for people living nearby.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Earlier in the day, BBC journalists reported a strike on an apartment building in Aisha Bakkar, a residential area of central Beirut.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
With Reyna giving directions, Rodriguez said he drove to a residential area and parked.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026
Saks was among the first large retailers to locate in what was then primarily a residential area, not far from the Vanderbilt and Astor mansions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
Ricketts’ was located in a quiet residential area many blocks away from the docks where the pestilence had first struck.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
