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

Irbil quickly grew into an oil-fueled boom town.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2023

There is already something of a "boom town" atmosphere, with buzzing waterfront bars, shiny new shopfronts and an almost-finished cultural centre which will be one of the world's tallest wooden buildings.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2021

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