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 But calmer winds had helped firefighters near Athens get the upper hand on a number of fires burning in the suburbs. —

Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2024 My first jean jacket came from a garage sale in the suburbs of Iowa. —

Erika Veurink, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2024 Kari Estes made a 25-minute journey from her home in Festus, Missouri, to the suburbs of St. Louis County on a hot summer evening to mingle with Democratic Secretary of State candidate Barbara Phifer. —

Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024 Here are some of the closings announced in June and July: Closures this summer littered the suburbs, with the biggest being the untimely end of Cozy Corner in Oak Park. —

Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 4 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the suburbs

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