outskirts
Example Sentences
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On an industrial estate on the outskirts of Birkenhead on Merseyside, an English company is helping to shape the future of shopping.
From BBC
JOHANNESBURG—For years, hundreds of illegal miners known locally as zama zamas prospected for gold on this patch of land on the outskirts of the city with hammers and chisels in hand-dug tunnels.
Hammond, who now lives on the outskirts of the city near Solihull, said she protected her weekends to spend time with her son.
From BBC
The victor will represent California’s 1st Congressional District with its current boundaries, which stretch from the northern outskirts of Sacramento, through Redding to the Oregon border and to Alturas in the state’s northeast corner.
From Los Angeles Times
By late May, several hundred men were sitting on the dark volcanic gravel covering the streets of Murambi village on Goma's northern outskirts, watched over by members of the M23.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
