parkland

Example Sentences

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Cities appealed to developers to pretty-please include some decent parkland in their subdivisions, but the elected ones for the most part didn’t have the will to use official muscle to insist on it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Friends of Brockwell Park said the events occupied about 45% of accessible parkland and 60% of open grass during peak summer months, leaving little space for the public outside the festival footprint.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Today, the house is flanked by newer laboratories and office buildings, but it is still surrounded by acres of green parkland.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

Conversely, the parcels that hold the highest value for parkland and, not coincidentally, the highest potential for privately financed development of hilltop homes, are owned by private individuals and family trusts.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

Where they were, the undergrowth stood close to the green path, but beyond—downstream, as they all intuitively felt—it gave way to open parkland.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams