environs
Example Sentences
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Those viewers who live in less-polite environs than Idaho will likely be taken by the genteel way the officers deal with the young people, however the kids are involved with the case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
So while “Goin’ Local” is technically Kaye’s first solo record, back in 1984, there was another project, the Lenny Kaye Connection, a quartet which gigged around New York City and environs.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
But when the scientists behind the new study used fossil spore and pollen data from early primate fossil environs to predict the climate, they discovered that the locations were not tropical at the time.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
Trump is only the latest president to reshape Washington’s physical environs in line with his political goals.
From Slate ● May 18, 2026
A thorough check of the stove and its environs revealed nothing.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing environs
The Federalist Papers, No. 70 by Alexander Hamilton
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Elijah of Buxton
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