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
Recent Examples on the Web
His lawyer was paid a lump sum of $345,000 to represent every single felony defendant in rural Spalding County in 1996, the year Pye was sentenced to death, according to his clemency petition.
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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Wild asparagus can be found across the U.S., mostly in rural areas.
—Katie Workman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024
In the days following Hurricane Florence in 2018, an all-terrain vehicle loaded with hot food slid off a flooded road and started to take on water in rural North Carolina, far from anything resembling civilization.
—Emily Heil, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
The second shows how immigrants are powering a population boom in rural Iowa.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024
Authorities are investigating the disappearance of two women in western Oklahoma, who were last seen together in a vehicle later found abandoned in a rural area near the highway.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2024
Maynor Suazo Sandoval left rural Azacualpa, Honduras nearly 18 years ago with a vision of a better future for him and his family.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 29 Mar. 2024
What’s more, in rural and low-income areas, people tend to spend more than 5% of their food budget at such retailers.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
But even in rural areas, spring blooms are trending earlier, Primack said.
—Harry Stevens, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Wild asparagus can be found across the U.S., mostly in rural areas.
—Katie Workman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024
In the days following Hurricane Florence in 2018, an all-terrain vehicle loaded with hot food slid off a flooded road and started to take on water in rural North Carolina, far from anything resembling civilization.
—Emily Heil, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
The second shows how immigrants are powering a population boom in rural Iowa.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024
Authorities are investigating the disappearance of two women in western Oklahoma, who were last seen together in a vehicle later found abandoned in a rural area near the highway.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2024
Maynor Suazo Sandoval left rural Azacualpa, Honduras nearly 18 years ago with a vision of a better future for him and his family.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 29 Mar. 2024
What’s more, in rural and low-income areas, people tend to spend more than 5% of their food budget at such retailers.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
But even in rural areas, spring blooms are trending earlier, Primack said.
—Harry Stevens, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Rural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rural. Accessed 17 Apr. 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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