outskirts

Example Sentences

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"Those of us who want to farm now have to go and buy farmland on the outskirts of town," says David, who now owns farms in neighbouring Niger state.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 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

Bellamy chooses to work at Wales' national development centre on the outskirts of Newport because, in his words, this is a football place.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 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

Big Creek High School sat on the outskirts of War beside the river that gave the district its name.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam