How to Use citywide in a Sentence

citywide

adjective
  • The ban on smoking in public places is citywide.
  • That turned out to be just a citywide case of nerves.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
  • There will be a citywide bulk brush collection.
    — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • Last year, there were 20 measles cases citywide.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 6 May 2026
  • Lam said that plans to carry out citywide testing are also on hold.
    — Britt Clennett, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2022
  • Its crowning event is a citywide water fight where all are welcome.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 July 2024
  • Hussein has been at the forefront of the citywide peaceful protests all week.
    — NBC News, 17 Apr. 2021
  • The policy was citywide, so there wasn’t much to argue about.
    — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2021
  • Over 2,400 people are still on the citywide wait list for a bed.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
  • There's plenty of people to secure all the events citywide.
    — Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Flores had attached a sign to the front with a message calling for a citywide rent strike.
    — Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
  • Part of these funds will also cover the cost of the citywide tactical alerts.
    — Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
  • The killing launched citywide protests that sometimes turned violent.
    — Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Roope said Monday that’s a citywide problem.
    — Idaho Statesman, 29 Sep. 2025
  • About five miles of existing truck routes citywide will be removed under the plan.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
  • High school students can apply to schools citywide, ranking up to a dozen programs.
    — Troy Closson, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2023
  • City Hall did not create a new threshold for citywide closure.
    — New York Times, 7 Dec. 2020
  • But then a small group of loud voices took those tools away and forced us to wait for a citywide vote to implement them.
    — Wes Burdine, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
  • An eight-minute fireworks display along the Strip will cap the citywide party.
    — Reis Thebault, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2021
  • Johnson announced the name as the winner of a citywide contest.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The citywide churn of vacancy chains is a societal good in and of itself.
    — Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
  • That's almost three times higher than the citywide total of about 15%.
    — Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The brush fire comes less than a week after the city issued a rare citywide drought watch in response to a historic dry spell.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • The group is planning to adopt the new citywide spending plan by late September.
    — Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Of course, the end of citywide mask mandates doesn’t mean the end of masking rules altogether.
    — Alex Putterman, courant.com, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Last month, Vegas offered a citywide sale for tourism packages at casinos all over town.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Where to expect the Jubilee crowds Jubilee is a citywide event.
    — Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The Myart-Cruz slate won five of seven citywide officer races.
    — Howard Blumestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2023
  • In other citywide races, City Atty.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
  • More recently, city data shows that bites are up in that ward and citywide since 2020.
    — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025

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