How to Use citywide in a Sentence

citywide

adjective
Definition of citywidenext
Synonyms for citywidenext
  • The ban on smoking in public places is citywide.
  • Over 2,400 people are still on the citywide wait list for a bed.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The citywide cap will be set at 2.5 percent of the city’s total housing units, while the coastal cap will be 4 percent.
    — Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The group is planning to adopt the new citywide spending plan by late September.
    — Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The Myart-Cruz slate won five of seven citywide officer races.
    — Howard Blumestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The censored ending in China cut the film to black before the citywide destruction.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 30 Oct. 2023
  • High school students can apply to schools citywide, ranking up to a dozen programs.
    — Troy Closson, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The board also has the power to institute a citywide ban of the bottles on its own, according to Arroyo.
    — Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The new rule will increase the maximum number of citywide dispensaries from 36 to 37.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Most of those who applauded and whooped when the ordinance passed 10-3 were in the yellow T-shirts worn by members of the citywide renter’s union KC Tenants.
    — Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Each of them serve four-year terms and are chosen in citywide contests, rather than in district-specific races.
    — Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 20 Feb. 2023
  • By was supposed to be a return to form of the citywide takeover that’s made SX a staple in the calendar for decades for musicians and execs alike.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Memorial is 14th on a citywide list of aging parks that are in need of upgrades and improvements.
    — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The change came eight years after the committee had expanded from five citywide seats to 13, as in the current proposal.
    — Christopher Huffaker, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Last year, citywide, turnout was 30% in the April elections, which is in line with historical norms in Anchorage.
    — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The October audio leak came amid a contentious citywide election which saw a major shake-up of the City Council and a new mayor.
    — Nicholas Slayton, The New Republic, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The citywide restrictions brought business to a standstill and confined residents to their homes for months.
    — Bloomberg News, Bloomberg.com, 14 Feb. 2023
  • He could not be reached for comment but sent a citywide email to employees Thursday sharing his plans to retire.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The first day of the Juneteenth citywide celebration will also feature a health fair and a legal clinic.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 15 June 2023
  • Council said the purpose was to make the citywide schedule more sustainable for the department and to decrease crews’ workdays.
    — Dallas News, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Nashville residents came together for a citywide vigil Wednesday to mourn the victims, pray and sharex in the heartache.
    — Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 30 Mar. 2023
  • His death spurred citywide protests, with demonstrators stalling highway traffic for hours one night.
    — Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 27 July 2023
  • Those dollars will be divided equally among the city's seven wards after 10% is taken off the top for citywide projects.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2022
  • The suspect, who was dressed as a maintenance worker, fled in the commotion, setting off a citywide manhunt.
    — Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Detective Nyla Harper and James find themselves in the middle of a bank robbery that leads the entire team on a citywide manhunt.
    — Rodney Ho, ajc, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Incomes are below the citywide average and poverty runs a little higher than the rest of Cleveland.
    — Megan Sims, cleveland, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Audience members and local leaders called out to God at the citywide vigil.
    — Silvia Foster-Frau, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2023
  • The shooting, which happened just before 10 a.m. in Denver, led to a citywide search for the gunman, who shot and wounded two teachers at the school before running from the building.
    — Mark Joyella, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The mayor has said that holding the citywide vote this November would be more favorable compared to the other options.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The mayoral race is the only citywide contest for Milwaukee voters.
    — Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024

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