suburban

Example Sentences

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“We were dirt poor, had big Scottish accents at the time, a family of six siblings, and then coming to very conventional suburban schools,” he said, the memory eliciting a wild-card smile.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

While the largest crowds gathered in major urban centers, smaller demonstrations also took place in suburban and rural communities, underscoring the movement’s broad geographic reach and growing international footprint.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

In the late 1940s, most of its employees moved from Manhattan to the leafy suburban campus at Murray Hill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Toronto, and the large suburban communities that surround it, are home to one of the world's largest Iranian diaspora communities -- some jokingly refer to Canada's largest city as "Teheranto."

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Cooped up in those little suburban houses, the rules were as strict as for Island girls, but there was no island to make up the difference.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez