popular
Example Sentences
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The influx of spectators has turned a quiet mid-size city, popular with retirees, into a global media spectacle.
From BBC
Chongqing - a humid southwestern metropolis which once made global headlines for a corruption scandal and murder - turned popular and cool.
From BBC
Andy Spinoza, who wrote Manchester Unspun, a detailed account of the city's recent transformation told through the lens of popular culture, says the city has "a unique hand".
From BBC
The movement is popular outside Alberta’s biggest cities, such as in central Innisfield, where store owner Casey Sorensen was advertising his pro-independence position on a recent day by wearing a T-shirt of the provincial flag.
From the 17th to 19th centuries, spaghetti was a popular street food in Naples, typically enjoyed with one’s bare hands in large fistfuls.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
