residential area
Example Sentences
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The incident has left city officials scratching their heads as to how the creature crossed the 210 Freeway and decided to plop down in a heavily populated residential area surrounded by major streets.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Some neighbors greeted news of the project’s demise with relief, saying the location — a residential area with large swaths of undeveloped land — was inappropriate for a commercial venture.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 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
Meanwhile, a few young people crowded in front of the campus residential area to retrieve their belongings.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
While the Respectables were putting most of their energies into making ends meet, the Refined were mapping out plans to make the heart of the black residential area a vibrant place to live.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
