the burbs

Example Sentences

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Edward, in his all-black leather outfit with his wild hair, is a visual culture shock, especially in comparison to the pastel world of the burbs he moves into.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025

I could be didactic with you — sure, quit your job, marry your partner, move to the burbs — and that may feel like a prognostication of sorts.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2024

“The original urban crisis of the 1960s and 1970s was a crisis of economic failure,” he writes, with people abandoning cities for the burbs.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2023

Johnny: Some of my friends that are in the burbs and never leave will come to the city — the only chance is on a dream day.

From Washington Post • Oct. 24, 2022

The hard part would be getting across the burbs, a risky place to have an ugly face.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld