residential area

Example Sentences

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Some neighbors greeted news of the project’s demise with relief, saying the location — a residential area with large swaths of undeveloped land — was inappropriate for a commercial venture.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Earlier in the day, BBC journalists reported a strike on an apartment building in Aisha Bakkar, a residential area of central Beirut.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

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

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

“All right, but don’t blame me if . . .” Macon pulled smoothly into the left fork of the road that led through downtown and into a residential area.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison