suburbia
noun
sub·ur·bia
sə-ˈbər-bē-ə 
Examples of suburbia in a Sentence
a problem that is common in suburbia
the percentage of the country's population living in suburbia
The film is an interesting critique of suburbia.
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Which means neither of us were dreaming of living in the suburbs, but ironically our life is now very classic suburbia, living in a house just south of Aarhus, Denmark’s second biggest city.
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 15 Oct. 2024
His surrender to suburbia is a practical yet self-destructive choice, and The Bikeriders is another in Nichols’s line of films about people caught in a shifting, mutating America as the country’s mores, morals, and modes either sweep them up in change or threaten to leave them behind.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 July 2024
The implication is that darkness lurks beneath apple-pie suburbia.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 24 July 2024
As suburbia spread, urban areas were neglected and people of color faced barriers in getting their piece of the golden dream.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 15 Oct. 2024
His surrender to suburbia is a practical yet self-destructive choice, and The Bikeriders is another in Nichols’s line of films about people caught in a shifting, mutating America as the country’s mores, morals, and modes either sweep them up in change or threaten to leave them behind.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 July 2024
The implication is that darkness lurks beneath apple-pie suburbia.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 24 July 2024
As suburbia spread, urban areas were neglected and people of color faced barriers in getting their piece of the golden dream.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for suburbia
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“Suburbia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suburbia. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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suburbia
noun
sub·ur·bia
sə-ˈbər-bē-ə
: the suburbs of a city
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