suburbia

Example Sentences

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Football came to Armstrong, via a television set, in suburbia.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“You might all of a sudden find yourself in suburbia and there is no one that you know or who looks like you,” she said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Millions more single-family units went up across suburbia after World War II. Building surged again in the 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Even if suburbia isn’t the same stronghold for the retailer as it once was, it’s still generating interest.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

We roll into Witney station and out again, the train starting to pick up pace as suburbia melts into grimy North London, terraced houses replaced by tagged bridges and empty buildings w'ith broken windows.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins