city

Example Sentences

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"The city is electric," a fan told the BBC earlier in the week.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

For the last decade, 55-year-old Ponni has sat on a roadside in Bengaluru, the city known as India's Silicon Valley, making flower garlands.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

A small army of staff and contractors pour into Starbase every day from neighboring areas, including Brownsville, the biggest city in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley and historically one of the poorest places in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

For more sites, visit the LA city website.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Mostly, though, the guerrillas are symbols of resistance, especially after Manila is declared an open city and the Americans no longer actively defend it.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly