village

Example Sentences

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“It takes a village to pay for college.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

She lives in Squam, a Nantucket village reachable by an unpaved road, and helped to found the Nantucket Coastal Conservancy, in part to fight the geotubes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

He added that the Lebanese army withdrew from its position above the village at the beginning of the war, despite entreaties by residents for it to remain.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Ramnaresh Yadav sold his autorickshaw two weeks ago before returning to his village near Bihar's Chhapra town.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

My feet were wet, beginning to freeze, so I changed my socks and boots and we ran up the road, spreading the news through the village.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell