How to Use urban in a Sentence

urban

adjective
  • No urban night is like the night there.
    — Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 18 May 2026
  • There’s more urban farms this year than there were last year.
    — Diego Mendoza-Moyers, ExpressNews.com, 9 Mar. 2020
  • In urban areas, skunks may eat pet food or garbage.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • And then there's the rural part, the urban part, all of this.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2021
  • Views of the river and the city abound from this urban retreat.
    — Mary Forgione, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Be an urban soldier in the war against belts and buttons and stuff.
    — Sam Saulsbury, The New Yorker, 30 July 2019
  • The city also boasts one of the largest urban forests in the nation.
    — Elliott Harrell, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026
  • An urban farm that would provide fresh produce for the rest of the city.
    — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 13 June 2018
  • Its next project may come in someplace a little more urban.
    — Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Heavy rain may lead to urban and small-stream flooding today.
    — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • On this urban beach, a hookup was as easy as a handshake or passing a joint.
    — Andrew Durbin, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Rarely urban coyotes will attack pets, like small dogs and cats.
    — Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Our urban core can do exactly the same thing.
    — Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
  • There could be some urban street flooding with these showers.
    — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
  • Places with poor drainage, such as urban areas, are likely to flood.
    — Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 1 Sep. 2021
  • That urban tolerance is what sets this species apart.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The videos look like time-lapses of urban commutes.
    — Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
  • But those cities evolved through decades of careful urban planning.
    — Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Over time, urban people get used to coyotes.
    — Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
  • These cases do not prove urban collapse.
    — Robert Pape, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Barn owls and mongoose, other species that like to feed on terns, are rare in the urban core.
    — ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Flanagan said moving back to more urban areas is now a trend.
    — Paulina Pineda, azcentral, 31 Jan. 2020
  • The ideas that make sense for the urban areas make sense for the rural areas.
    — al, 12 July 2020
  • An urban farm is in the works for Milwaukee's near west side.
    — Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2019
  • And so there’s going to be an evolution of this, of the urban core.
    — Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Designed for both men and women from sleek and urban to rugged and outdoorsy.
    — Priscilla Mak, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The urban planner isn’t willing to be behind the wheel all the time.
    — Washington Post, 11 July 2019
  • The patterns that led to urban heat islands are linked to redlining.
    — Melba Newsome, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Gary should build on its urban strengths as a critical part of the city’s revival.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Walczak is well aware of the anger anglers feel over the loss of this unique urban fishery.
    — oregonlive, 11 July 2020

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