How to Use city in a Sentence
city
noun- The city is working to make the streets safer.
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By the end of March, city staff presents a trial budget to council members.
— Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2023 -
Critics say the payouts make no sense in a state and city that never enslaved Black people.
— Janie Har, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2023 -
This underrated city shines, especially in the fall when the bright foliage adorns its trees.
— Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023 -
London’s dining scene rivals any city in the world with its vast range of international restaurants.
— Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023 -
Kiya's city is based on neighborhoods in South Africa, which gives the show a look that's distinct from all the other kids' shows out there.
— Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 27 Mar. 2023 -
By focusing more of our time and energy in our local communities at the county and city levels.
— The Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2024 -
The groups could be things like teams in a certain city, athletes who won Olympic gold in a certain discipline or various sports terms linked by a color.
— Kris Holt, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024 -
Tourists bound for the ancient Mayan city of Uxmal arrive at Maxcanú station, a 40-minute private taxi ride from the ruins.
— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024 -
Shelter-in-place orders were set for two east Texas cities Thursday after a chemical incident killed one person at a gas facility.
— Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024 -
All of the crowds are in those first cities, none of the crowds are in the second cities.
— Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 17 Feb. 2024 -
The house was a short walk from the historic city center.
— Jamie Quatro, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2023 -
The church and its pastor, Jose Manuel Castro, faces up to $4,000 in city fines, the suit said.
— Juliana Kim, NPR, 24 Mar. 2024 -
The train would make stops for up to three hours in the two cities most worth visiting along the route.
— Mark Orwoll, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2023 -
But New York is the only city in the country that has a right to shelter.
— Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2023 -
Who doesn’t both hate and love their city in equal measure?
— Avantika Shankar, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2023 -
Debris from cities and villages is brought here in dump trucks at all hours of the day.
— Nicole Tung, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2024 -
About 370 acres of trees were felled to create a buffer zone between the fire and city.
— Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2023 -
Curfews put in place in other cities have shown us that.
— Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2023 -
Hand in hand with this influx comes the fostering of culture—a city needs a soul.
— Zachary Weiss, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2023 -
How would that sit with Irish Catholic voters in cities like Chicago?
— Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2024 -
Mazatlán has become a bustling resort city filled with tourists all year round.
— Janet Blaser, Contributor, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2024 -
Jiaxing is a city on the eastern coast of China, just to the west of Shanghai.
— Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024 -
That’s more than any other U.S. city, and puts L.A. in a strong position to keep leading the way.
— Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023 -
Those words were presented the length of a city block along the side of the Cleveland Press’ downtown building.
— Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2024 -
The crime has now leaked out from the capital and started to rise in other cities and in the countryside.
— Peter Aitken, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2023 -
Some residents of this metro Phoenix city are up in arms over a new QuikTrip.
— Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024 -
Many cities have Christmas tree recycling programs in which the trees are chipped and turned to mulch.
— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 Dec. 2023 -
To the south, the old manufacturing city of Fort Smith has lived in that shadow.
— Rex Nelson, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2023 -
By the campaign’s end, the Mongols controlled some twenty Rus’ cities.
— Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
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