small-town

Example Sentences

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Rowbottom grew up in rural New England, a card-carrying “Horse Girl” whose parents’ divorce became small-town gossip when her father began dating her drama teacher.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The family didn’t personally know Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, but in their small-town Baptist circles, she felt only a degree away.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

It is also an example of the perils of a small-town official, drawn to the limelight, finding herself under the klieg lights of a true-crime drama that became a national sensation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

It's just the youngster, who started out at small-town outfit Gouveia, never actually existed.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

But it isn’t small-town living or even popularity versus principles that occupies my mind, so much as it is justice.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe