the town

noun

: the government of a town
The town plans to increase property taxes.

Examples of the town in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web From about noon until the end of the race, 16th Street will be closed between Olin Avenue on the east and the 16th Street roundabout on the west, according to the town of Speedway. Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 14 May 2024 Much of the coming-of-age-tale was filmed in Preston, Idaho, which is just across the northern Utah border, but parts were filmed in the town of Richmond, Utah. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024 Regardless of what precipitated the split, Bozak and McHargue lauded the Jordans for their work for the town. Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2024 For years, farmworkers have lived in the shadows, away from the town’s high-end restaurants and multimillion-dollar homes. Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024 The show is vaguely interested in why three people disappeared on the same night the town was hosting its annual Samhain festival. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2024 Eatonville was also home to the Hungerford School, a school for Black students modeled after the Tuskegee Institute and at one time comprising more than half the town’s geography. Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024 The residence was originally built in 1916 after a catastrophic fire swept through the town and was later painstakingly restored over an eight-year period beginning in 2003. David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024 Printing plans to invest $233 million and create 352 jobs at a facility 50 miles northeast of Charlotte, in the town of Linwood in Davidson County. Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 2 May 2024

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“The town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20town. Accessed 19 May. 2024.

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