How to Use metropolis in a Sentence

metropolis

noun
  • Such a city will have many of the bad elements of a metropolis and few of the good.
    — Rich Cohen, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2018
  • Athens is a metropolis that has been shaped by the sufferings and triumphs of its past.
    — Demetrios Ioannou, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Wuhan is already not the same metropolis where, not so long ago, the passage of time seemed to have ground to a halt.
    — Vivian Wang, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2020
  • That’s good news for a metropolis where too many people insist on riding their cars.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Buenos Aires is a lively metropolis, and there's something to see and do all year round.
    — Megan Wood, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2021
  • Yet the resilience of the very wealthy is clear, and nowhere more so than in the world’s major money metropolises.
    — Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • In the sprawling metropolis of Hong Kong, cha chaan tengs keep the city fed.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
  • For lunch, savor the cuisines in this diverse metropolis.
    — Susanne Fowler, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Our story tonight will take us to the far reaches of a metropolis riddled with disease.
    — Brandon Clements, Houston Chronicle, 18 Aug. 2020
  • No one can get in or out, though Dylan isn't the only one left inside the metropolis.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
  • In the night sky over what was once a vibrant European metropolis, the stars blaze down.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2022
  • The patriots were the good guys — and good guys wouldn’t set fire to their most important metropolis.
    — Robert G. Kaiser, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
  • But Dubai, an ultra-modern metropolis built on desert sands, could be fertile ground for the trend.
    — Nick El Hajj, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
  • The galactic center shines too brightly, like the glow of a metropolis at night where maps show only a town.
    — Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2019
  • To live in a river-delta metropolis like Bangkok is to buy a ticket for a climate-change lottery.
    — Pitchaya Sudbanthad, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2022
  • San Diego is a rare example of a nearby metropolis that has been able to convince more builders to build more.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • Huizenga is the father of us as major league, a metropolis with all of the Big Four pro teams.
    — Greg Cote, miamiherald, 23 Mar. 2018
  • Each part of the large metropolis holds the key to unlocking a world full of subculture and history.
    — Kareema Bee, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The metropolis, one of the world’s largest, has announced plans to build nearly 600 more parks in the city in the next five years.
    — New York Times, 1 June 2021
  • The difference — the first book spanning a metropolis, the second confined to a dwelling — is telling.
    — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2023
  • The Hilton is transformed into a tiny metropolis on a normal Globes night.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 9 Jan. 2022
  • By March, the metropolis blooms into its jacaranda season which turns the city purple.
    — Atenea Morales De La Cruz, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
  • But, still, the sequel is a little toothless — not just Nick’s move from con man to cop but throughout the metropolis.
    — Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Will, who came out in the penultimate episode, moves to a metropolis and is shown having a conversation with a guy at a bar.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Some end up in the red-light districts of Kolkata, a metropolis of more than 14 million people.
    — Smita Sharma, National Geographic, 28 Sep. 2020
  • As Tōhoku’s biggest metropolis, the southern city of Sendai is a great jumping-off point.
    — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2025
  • There's something about being in a bustling new city far away from home—and some metropolises seem to have more of a magnetic draw for tourists than others.
    — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
  • In the gourmand's metropolis of Montreal, one of the best ways to fill the time between meals is to go shopping.
    — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Tel Aviv was the sole Middle East metropolis among the top 10.
    — Fortune, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Brightline is planning to roll out a new high-speed train between the two metropolises in 2027.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2023

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