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 At the town’s six tranquil beaches, locals like to meet up for daily yoga, weekly sunset drum circles, kayaking, and hunting for shark teeth. Ashley Cusick, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024 But Matis, 33, saw potential in the town’s quaint brick buildings and scenic foothold in the Allegheny Mountains just a short drive from Pennsylvania State University. Chris Megerian, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024 Hurling entire battalions against Ukrainian defenses in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast on Sunday and Monday, Russian forces advanced a quarter mile through the ruins of the town of Maksymilyanivka—and continued their slow, costly march on the city of Kurakhove, two miles the west. David Axe, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 The number has changed several times over the years, from an area code of the town where Mega used to play to a No. 98, in honor of the club’s birth year. Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the town 

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“The town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20town. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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