How to Use suburb in a Sentence

suburb

noun
  • In some suburbs, the rates are even worse.
    — Lylena D. Estabine, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The schools and biotech jobs are a big draw to this suburb.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Now, events take place in big cities, suburbs and small towns around the world.
    — Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
  • Home prices tend to run high in suburbs filled with high earners.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • Up to a foot or so of snow from the duo fell in our western suburbs.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Both are suburbs of Des Moines.
    — Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
  • This Phoenix suburb is known for golf resorts and spas.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • Kirk grew up in the Chicago suburbs.
    — Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Death in the leafy green Maryland suburbs!
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Protests are scheduled in big cities, suburbs and tiny towns across the nation.
    — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
  • But the northern suburb likely won’t be the last.
    — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Leroy was born in a suburb of Paris in 1944.
    — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
  • It was also ranked as the top suburb in the Charlotte area.
    — Chase Jordan march 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
  • But its suburbs are the real story.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026
  • Some of that project still survives as part of a suburb of the capital.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 1 May 2026
  • Boom heard across the city The boom was so loud, it was heard in the Austin suburbs.
    — Kelly Murray, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
  • In the city or suburbs, simply call 811.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The tower would be among the tallest in all of Chicago’s suburbs.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
  • This is Phoenix's richest suburb.
    — Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Now some Chicago suburbs are cracking down on where and how they can be used.
    — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • No two suburbs are alike, but the cities in this ranking share some features in common.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • All the city lights in the Birmingham suburbs, though, dull the moon glow here.
    — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2024
  • In the same time frame, inner-ring suburbs have lost residents.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • Delco is a great suburb and a beautiful place.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
  • But the wealthy suburbs around Boston, as well as some island towns, did make the cut.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • Here’s what else happened in races around Chicago’s suburbs.
    — Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
  • But the southwest suburbs showed continued signs of growth.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Blue Ash was the only Ohio suburb to make the top 25.
    — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Looking for news from the Memphis suburbs?
    — Erin Munz, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Looking for news from the Memphis suburbs?
    — Corinne S Kennedy, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Jan. 2026

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