residential area

Example Sentences

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The evacuation order was unprecedented in scale, encompassing a 6-square-mile, densely populated residential area with hundreds of thousands of people.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Vahid Online posted one video taken from the top floor of a residential area of loud anti-government chants echoing around the buildings.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

With Reyna giving directions, Rodriguez said he drove to a residential area and parked.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

Saks was among the first large retailers to locate in what was then primarily a residential area, not far from the Vanderbilt and Astor mansions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Because Abel had started running an unlicensed business in a residential area, one of the neighbors filed a petition to get rid of us.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah