suburbia

Example Sentences

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“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

The name Gunningham first emerged in what declared to be a world exclusive by The Mail in 2008, describing him as "a former public schoolboy brought up in middle-class suburbia".

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The mores of suburbia now dictate that crabgrass must go at whatever cost.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson