outskirt

noun

out·skirt ˈau̇t-ˌskərt

: a part remote from the center : border

—usually used in plural

on the outskirts of town

Examples of outskirt in a Sentence

some people prefer to live on the outskirts and work inside the city

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Another 340 people were loaded onto buses and dropped off on the outskirts of the city. —

Henry Austin, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024 The district covers hundreds of miles of the Texas-Mexico border, from the outskirts of San Antonio to outside of El Paso. —

Megan Stringer, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024 Evening - Check in to Hotel Lilien For a quiet bed and breakfast-feel with contemporary taste, look no further than this boutique hotel on the outskirts of Tannersville. —

Anna Haines, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 As protesters converged in Washington, D.C., units from the 82nd Airborne moved towards the outskirts of the nation's capital to await orders to move in, according to Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy. —

Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for outskirt