suburb

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Around the same time, he bought a house on a golf course in the Houston suburb of Humble, Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The BBC spoke to several residents in a Johannesburg suburb, Eldorado Park, a few weeks after soldiers arrived in the area.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The chief sponsor of the bill, Senate President Rob Wagner, a Democrat representing the Portland suburb of Lake Oswego, also declined to answer when asked if he was aware of Oregon’s investigations into Dundon’s businesses.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

After the airstrikes that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian-Canadian Salar Gholami went to a rally in a Toronto suburb to celebrate the downfall of a leader he fiercely opposed.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

"My nieces talk quite a bit about a show called The Brady Bunch. It's set in a suburb of big houses, and lawns, and all—" She looks from me to Starry and back again.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins