How to Use the burbs in a Sentence

the burbs

plural noun
  • Okay, that’s what goes on in the burbs.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Forget cities, Americans are heading to the burbs.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2025
  • When your side hustle involves dealing weed out of the burbs, you're bound to meet some eccentric characters.
    — James Mercadante, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The gems in the burbs These days, a lot of Corsica, especially in the summer, can be a tourist trap.
    — Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Also, too, that the spectacular boredom of the burbs wrought a complementary spiritual and social inertia.
    — Niela Orr, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Also, too, that the spectacular boredom of the burbs wrought a complementary spiritual and social inertia.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026

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