How to Use small-town in a Sentence
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But Thomasville’s small-town charm has come through since.
— Matt Stevens, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024 -
The city, with its warts-and-all friendliness, has a small-town feel.
— Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 10 June 2024 -
What gets in the way of college for small-town and rural students?
— Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023 -
Season 1 plays out sort of like a small-town mystery that just so happens to take place at the end of the world.
— Andrew Webster, The Verge, 14 June 2023 -
The ideal trip here marries the best of both small-town charm and windswept coastal beauty — here's how to do it.
— Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024 -
The couple moved to Eureka Springs as adults for its small-town feel and arts.
— Doc Louallen, ABC News, 2 July 2024 -
Peyton, who is 57, was raised in small-town Connecticut, the youngest of five.
— Jenny Comita, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2023 -
More love, drama, and small-town charm coming your way.
— Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024 -
What would a Zach Bryan small-town theatrical epic sound like?
— Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 16 July 2024 -
Cheyenne could be a great choice for retirees who want a small-town feel with easy access to big-city amenities.
— Katie Seemann, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024 -
There are no bumpkins in Hamaguchi’s movie, either—no one who can be reduced to a small-town, salt-of-the-earth cliché.
— Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 3 May 2024 -
So many books have been written about the anger in small-town America and why people went for Trump.
— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024 -
Her final summer in small-town Kentucky is off to a great start, when all of a sudden, things take a turn.
— Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024 -
In the ‘80s, small-town Greeley, Colorado was a quiet place to set down roots and raise a family.
— Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2023 -
The place is typical small-town bar kitsch, with dollar bills stuck to the ceiling and mounted elk and deer heads.
— Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024 -
Whether this small-town wrestling league can support new faces and new competitors is the focus now.
— James Grebey, Vulture, 28 July 2023 -
So it's been fun coming from small-town Alaska to be in a city with lots of stuff going on, music, art and all that.
— Simone Manuel, Glamour, 26 Sep. 2023 -
Vermont's Upper Valley is putting a fresh spin on small-town life.
— Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2023 -
The location provides a laidback, small-town feel and is a short car ride from the vibrance of Dallas-Fort Worth.
— Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas News, 30 May 2023 -
Golden likes to think of itself as a small town with small-town values and this is the complete opposite of that.
— Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2024 -
Maine is full of small-town charm that often gets overlooked when visitors flock to the southernmost parts of the state.
— Erinne Magee, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024 -
The director’s latest film is The 4:30 Movie, which serves as a love letter to small-town cinemas.
— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2024 -
Both seasons of the drama about the world of small-town pro wrestling will premiere on the streamer Sunday, September 15.
— Lynette Rice, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2024 -
Looking for a summer adventure, three girls ditch their lives in small-town Texas and head to the exciting world of Paris, France.
— Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 20 Mar. 2023 -
The small-town backstories of the four Wonderettes make each candidate worth rooting for.
— David L. Coddoncontributor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2023 -
The show is about how a small-town spelling bee affects not just the students competing in it but their parents and their teachers.
— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2024 -
The couple bought their home in 2017, attracted to the mountain views, tranquility and small-town life.
— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023 -
Hilton Head Island will give you just the right balance of small-town warmth and world-class sophistication.
— Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2024 -
His wife, Olha, 45, has been adjusting with their daughter to life in small-town Germany.
— Whitney Leaming, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2023 -
While organizers say this year’s trip aims to break the world record for the largest group bike ride, bikers learn to appreciate small-town life along the way.
— Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2023
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