suburban

Example Sentences

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Like Pennsylvania, it’s effectively two states in one: densely populated, with highly-educated urban and suburban regions alongside vast rural areas that lean heavily conservative.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

“We were dirt poor, had big Scottish accents at the time, a family of six siblings, and then coming to very conventional suburban schools,” he said, the memory eliciting a wild-card smile.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The brand that invented the minivan in the 1980s, and with it a style that became shorthand for American suburban family life, is fighting for survival.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

David Lee, a 39-year-old at the suburban gas station outside Washington, fills up his tank twice a week.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Roza stood at the large picture window in the quiet suburban house and mouthed the words over and over, as if giving them form could make them true.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby