boom town
Example Sentences
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Marysville was a gold rush boom town, more populous in 1860 than any other city in the state except for San Francisco and Sacramento.
From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2024
Laukkaing took on the character of a Wild West boom town, where anything goes and anything can be bought and sold.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2023
When the lake still existed, Keeler was a boom town.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2022
For 10 years, downtown was a boom town, an improbable refutation of its history as a 9-to-5 enclave for commuters only.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2020
In a boom town like Rochester, they watched as men of their class turned into financial and social success stories.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
