outskirts

Example Sentences

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However, the thousands of wild boar that roam the area, some of which have been known to enter the outskirts of Barcelona itself, have been identified as a key factor behind the spread of ASF.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

They travel by bus to the healer's home on the outskirts of the capital.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The report said that over the past 12 months, the gangs had expanded beyond the capital Port-au-Prince, pushing into its outskirts and moving further north.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

There’s treasure inside a low-slung building on the outskirts of Casper, Wyo.—roughly $11.6 million in state-owned gold bars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Asked one ordinary Congo afternoon what she'd done with her day, Hugh's mother answered that she and a fellow member of the Ladies' Club had visited a leper colony on the outskirts of Kinshasa.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris