city

Example Sentences

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The city is agog at the early collapse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Catsimatidis made millions from buying New York real estate on the cheap in the 1970s when the city was in deep economic trouble.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The incident took place while the jets were on a flight mission in the central city of Daegu, according to Seoul's Board of Audit and Inspection.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Pushing against Chinese dominance will "take discipline, focus and clear planning", she said during a rare press visit to the company's sprawling chemical plant in Malaysia's Gebeng industrial hub, near the coastal city of Kuantan.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Old Mary Itallie, he said, had been arrested one day walking down a city street.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom