rural
adjective
ru·ral
ˈru̇r(-ə)l 
ˈrər(-ə)l
: of or relating to the country, country people or life, or agriculture
Examples of rural in a Sentence
She lives in a rural area.
grew up in a rural community where more than half the people were farmers
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The Syfy series, introduced in 2019, casts Tudyk as the pizza-loving, profanity-spewing title character who crash-lands in rural America on a mission to destroy humanity.
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Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
Firefighters responded to the blaze in a rural neighborhood on Lucky Devil Trail near Broken Cinch Trail around 2:20 p.m., Cal Fire Capt. Brent Pascua said.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
States with the largest drops in coverage also have large rural populations.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
The cuts have shuttered an inpatient hospice facility, will close a center for patients managing high blood pressure, and removed a nurse who worked within rural schools.
—CBS News, 30 May 2024
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Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
Firefighters responded to the blaze in a rural neighborhood on Lucky Devil Trail near Broken Cinch Trail around 2:20 p.m., Cal Fire Capt. Brent Pascua said.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
States with the largest drops in coverage also have large rural populations.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
The cuts have shuttered an inpatient hospice facility, will close a center for patients managing high blood pressure, and removed a nurse who worked within rural schools.
—CBS News, 30 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for rural
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“Rural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rural. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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rural
adjective
ru·ral
ˈru̇r-əl
: of or relating to the country, country people or life, or agriculture
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