metropolis
Example Sentences
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He uses this as an example of us "securing a brighter future for both animals, and us, too" in our unique metropolis - the world's greenest major city.
From BBC
In the cracked and carved metropolis of Los Angeles, there are as many stories as there are people, but there is only one binding, essential truth.
From Los Angeles Times
Scaled up, the chip industry drinks like a metropolis of several million people, except instead of flushing toilets they’re rinsing transistors measured in atoms.
From MarketWatch
Mention Miami in the context of contemporary art and many instantly think of Art Basel Miami Beach, the massive fair that annually descends on the coastal strip just outside that southern metropolis.
Below the domes and spires of a colonial metropolis, a discernible transfer of power is evident, as khadi-clad Congress volunteers outnumber pith-helmeted policemen and army soldiers.
From BBC
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