metro

Example Sentences

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The metro area the state’s capital is drawing buyers from Boston and New York City, and it doesn’t have enough housing stock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

As of February, the typical home value in the Hartford metro area was $380,000, about 70% higher than in 2019, according to Zillow’s index.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“The job market is really slow. So the No. 1 driver for migration between metro areas is affordability.”

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The central Florida metro of Ocala had the biggest population percentage gain in the U.S. last year, per Census estimates, followed by Myrtle Beach and Spartanburg, S.C.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

It took an hour to get there, and by now I was up near the Ocala National Forest, not really even the Orlando metro area anymore.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green