How to Use concrete jungle in a Sentence

concrete jungle

noun
Definition of concrete junglenext
  • New York may be the concrete jungle where dreams are made of, but Kelly Clarkson wasn't so sure at first.
    — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
  • What the show chronicles instead is the concrete jungle from which an artist’s dreams arose.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Shoeboxes in the kitchen, a long cramped hallway, these are simply the hallmarks of living in the concrete jungle where dreams are made.
    — Lizzie Logan, Glamour, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The American concrete jungle tops the list for the number of sales in super-prime and ultra-prime markets.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2023
  • As spring welcomes warmer days, New Yorkers don’t have to travel far to escape the concrete jungle.
    — Kate Donnelly, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
  • At first, zoo officials worried how Flaco would fare in the concrete jungle.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Tropical paradise meets concrete jungle in the latest home decor trend.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2023
  • The set, designed by Daughter of Lama, pays homage to retro music videos with colorful graffiti and a mini concrete jungle.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 June 2023
  • The concrete jungle where majorities are made of: Politico reports on how New York will again be a central battleground in the fight for the House majority.
    — Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2023
  • But behind the concrete jungle of Hong Kong, where more than 7 million people mingle in a 430 square mile area home to more skyscrapers than New York city, lies one of the last holdouts for several exotic species of turtle.
    — Chris Lau, CNN, 29 Apr. 2023
  • It’s called a concrete jungle because everything is concrete.
    — Ebonyjanice Moore, Essence, 15 Aug. 2023
  • My colleague Dakota Kim shares her experience of trail running on what feels like remote areas in the backyards of our beautiful concrete jungle.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2023

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