urban

Example Sentences

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The authors have the temerity to report that urban community gardens, those itty-bitty lots where neighbors grow snap peas and the like, don’t amount to a hill of beans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

I lived part of my teen years in Brasília, the capital built from scratch whose architecture and urban planning have drawn equal parts fascination and disdain.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Melbourne is a "contemporary urban place" but "at the same time there is still a very strong connection by the Aboriginal people to this traditional country".

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The top admission for the Obama Presidential Center is in keeping with the record expense of the project in a city known for complex and costly urban development, steep taxes and premium cultural attractions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Nationwide, nearly seven out of eight people living in high-poverty urban areas are members of a minority group.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander