red-light district

Example Sentences

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Ms Caldwell had been a sex worker in Glasgow's red-light district when she disappeared on 4 April 2005.

From BBC

The foundation set up mobile, outdoor classrooms to provide education to children, including child beggars found at red-light districts and slums.

From BBC

Debra and Gregory Welch, who live in the neighborhood, said it was usually quiet and peaceful, although they referred to the stretch where the shootings took place as the community’s “red-light district.”

From Seattle Times

I am sitting in a walk-in centre in Yokohama's red-light district, run by a suicide prevention charity called the Bond Project.

From BBC

Locals living in the red-light district during the pandemic, which has shut down tourism to the region, have told The Washington Post of the relief that an extended break from over-tourism has brought.

From Seattle Times