concrete jungle
noun
: a modern city or urban area filled with large buildings and regarded especially as a harshly competitive, unwelcoming, or dangerous place
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The gray skies and concrete jungle feel of Boston and New York City can wear on any person, especially one as in tune with his emotions as Irving.
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2024
Manhattan will turn even more magical this evening as a twice-per-summer solar spectacular brings a dazzling glow to the concrete jungle.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2024
Though some expected the wilds of New York might be hostile to a wild bird with a tony address, Flaco adapted his diet and habits to the concrete jungle.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2024
In a concrete jungle where few residents have yards, the tiny parcels offer New Yorkers a rare chance to dig into the soil, connect with nature and make something beautiful grow.
—Jane Margolies, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Unlike the other condominiums built on the beachfront or along Biscayne Bay, the Mercedes-Benz tower will rise in the concrete jungle along Brickell’s western edge.
—Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
At first, zoo officials worried how Flaco would fare in the concrete jungle.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 24 Feb. 2024
To exploit all that free water falling from the sky, the LADWP has carved out big patches of brown in the concrete jungle.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 19 Feb. 2024
What the show chronicles instead is the concrete jungle from which an artist’s dreams arose.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2024
Manhattan will turn even more magical this evening as a twice-per-summer solar spectacular brings a dazzling glow to the concrete jungle.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2024
Though some expected the wilds of New York might be hostile to a wild bird with a tony address, Flaco adapted his diet and habits to the concrete jungle.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2024
In a concrete jungle where few residents have yards, the tiny parcels offer New Yorkers a rare chance to dig into the soil, connect with nature and make something beautiful grow.
—Jane Margolies, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Unlike the other condominiums built on the beachfront or along Biscayne Bay, the Mercedes-Benz tower will rise in the concrete jungle along Brickell’s western edge.
—Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
At first, zoo officials worried how Flaco would fare in the concrete jungle.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 24 Feb. 2024
To exploit all that free water falling from the sky, the LADWP has carved out big patches of brown in the concrete jungle.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 19 Feb. 2024
What the show chronicles instead is the concrete jungle from which an artist’s dreams arose.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
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