Example sentences for: suburbs

How can you use “suburbs” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • To command and coordinate this long, exposed line, the Romans built a military camp called Aquincum, which became the home of some 6,000 soldiers, and in time spawned civilian suburbs that housed up to ten times that number.

  • The cover story says the spread of suburbs has spurred the rise of the Christian right.

  • Overworked language, no doubt, but effective shorthand that communicates how St. Louis has been stripped of its vitality as people and businesses have moved to the suburbs.

  • A greater percentage of the French population lives in cities, while a larger percentage of the U.S. population lives in suburbs.

  • Leaving the suburbs of Málaga, you arrive immediately in Rincón de la Victoria, a Spanish resort largely given over to weekend apartments owned by the local city dwellers.


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