urban place

Example Sentences

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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

Barrett said the hawk’s fame “shows that even in an intensely urban place like Manhattan, there are many people who have a fondness for wildlife and feel a connection to it.”

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2023

“Photography arrives here as the state becomes a state. Photography was there from the Gold Rush. It witnesses the state become this urban place it is today.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2019

“An urban place is where we wanted to be,” said West, a lawyer with a downtown firm.

From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2018

I remember District 8, an ugly urban place stinking of industrial fumes, the people housed in run-down tenements.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins