environs
Example Sentences
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Trump is only the latest president to reshape Washington’s physical environs in line with his political goals.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
The logic behind it is firmly rooted in 19th-century London; back then, the city’s financial elite would regularly escape their stuffy urban environs during the summer months.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026
The spectacular ensemble, arranged in the order Seurat originally chose, forms a composite portrait of the harbor town and its grassy environs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Mahan argued that the proposal had already hurt the state’s finances by driving economic investment and tax revenue out of California to tax-friendly environs.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
Sir Charles has graciously agreed to allow the citizens of Chatham, Buxton, and nearby environs to witness for themselves what they have only read about in the nation’s finest newspapers.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
Vocabulary lists containing environs
The Federalist Papers, No. 70 by Alexander Hamilton
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Elijah of Buxton
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