Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for urban. Search instead for udvarban.
Definitions

urban

[ur-buhn] / ˈɜr bən /


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.

The charity wants Welsh local authorities "to be bold and ambitious when it comes to planning and decision-making around urban trees".

From BBC • May 24, 2026

In the same 50 years, settlers had continued their westward push with the backing of the federal government, displacing Native Americans, and urban centers had begun to industrialize, leading to labor unrest among workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The Commission of Fine Arts was established by Congress in 1910 and is made up of architects and urban planners.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

In the video, Pratt stood outside Raman’s Silver Lake home and the city-owned Getty House in Hancock Park, where Bass lives, contending both are far removed from the urban ills that beset other Angelenos.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

He knew nothing about cities or urban life, but he was convinced that he didn’t really have time to find out and still meet his flight-from-Idaho schedule.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




Vocabulary lists containing urban


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "urban" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com