the suburbs
plural noun
: towns or other areas where people live in houses near a larger city
the suburbs of Chicago
also
: one of the suburbs of a city
She left the city and moved to the suburbs.
Examples of the suburbs in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Rent soared during the pandemic as demand rose due to Americans fleeing major urban centers and opting for more space away from neighbors in the suburbs and rural areas.
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Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 8 May 2024
In the suburbs of Auckland, a new meeting house and education center – Taumata o Kupe – soars into the sky.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2024
Community members would go to parks in the suburbs instead.
—Eric Guzmán, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2024
Despite having roots in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Kate and Gerald raised Anne and her older brother, Michael, and younger brother, Thomas, in Brooklyn, New York, and later in Millburn, New Jersey.
—Kayla Keegan, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
After moving from the suburbs of Michigan to Manhattan at 22, Mr. Polan developed a style that fed off the metropolis’s chaos.
—Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 3 May 2024
Last year, the state moved to limit new housing construction in the suburbs of Phoenix—one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the country—to avoid emptying the region’s underground aquifers.
—Maanvi Singh, WIRED, 20 Apr. 2024
Workers from small cities and the suburbs have a harder time finding new jobs than their big city counterparts, and may be missing out on essential networking connections.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
Last week, Russian state media reported that Russian forces entered the suburbs of Chasiv Yar, and on Monday Russia’s Defense Ministry said its paratroopers stormed a Ukrainian stronghold on the outskirts of the city.
—Daryna Mayer, NBC News, 12 Apr. 2024
Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 8 May 2024
In the suburbs of Auckland, a new meeting house and education center – Taumata o Kupe – soars into the sky.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2024
Community members would go to parks in the suburbs instead.
—Eric Guzmán, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2024
Despite having roots in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Kate and Gerald raised Anne and her older brother, Michael, and younger brother, Thomas, in Brooklyn, New York, and later in Millburn, New Jersey.
—Kayla Keegan, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
After moving from the suburbs of Michigan to Manhattan at 22, Mr. Polan developed a style that fed off the metropolis’s chaos.
—Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 3 May 2024
Last year, the state moved to limit new housing construction in the suburbs of Phoenix—one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the country—to avoid emptying the region’s underground aquifers.
—Maanvi Singh, WIRED, 20 Apr. 2024
Workers from small cities and the suburbs have a harder time finding new jobs than their big city counterparts, and may be missing out on essential networking connections.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
Last week, Russian state media reported that Russian forces entered the suburbs of Chasiv Yar, and on Monday Russia’s Defense Ministry said its paratroopers stormed a Ukrainian stronghold on the outskirts of the city.
—Daryna Mayer, NBC News, 12 Apr. 2024
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“The suburbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20suburbs. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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