How to Use the city in a Sentence

the city

noun
  • In fact, the city is well down the road in its big-game hunting.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
  • Heavy rain and lightning swept through the city on Thursday night.
    — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • The house next door has lead paint on it, according to the city lead website.
    — Chris Bowling, ProPublica, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The dirty sea near the city often carried this kind of detritus to the shore.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Nuss says the city is still testing Spokane's water and has yet to find any problems.
    — Kirk Siegler, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Train after train rolls through the city, traveling north and south, sometimes dozens of times a day.
    — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • And they would be newly required to obtain a special use permit from the city to be built.
    — Ilana Arougheti july 14, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
  • The ethics complaint is not the only challenge to the city's decision to hire the firm.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The City of Dunwoody is barring vape shops from opening in parts of the city.
    — Monique John, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In the background, passengers can spot rolling hills and early signs of the city beyond.
    — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026
  • At the time, it was projected to rake in around $500 million a year for the city.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Hers was the third such attack in the city’s Thornden Park in about seven months.
    — ProPublica, 14 July 2026
  • Nuss says a lot of the city's work right now is educating people about the potential risks.
    — Kirk Siegler, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The fire chief serves as a member of the city’s executive leadership team.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026
  • For now, the city's focus is on upgrades at 13th Street and 8th Street.
    — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Peluso said the city has long ignored the needs of neighborhoods with high rates of firearm injuries among children.
    — Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Then, the city plans to host an open house where the public can ask questions and hear directly from the candidates.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
  • As a result, the hotel is perfect for those who want quick access to the best of the city followed by undisturbed sleep.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Will the city of Halberstadt, which has already lived through two world wars, survive climate change?
    — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The Bronx has the most green space in the city, with nearly one-quarter of its total area covered in parkland.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In just a matter of months, people in Denver will be able to take a ride on the city's newest rideshare service.
    — Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The last downtown parking study for the city was conducted in 2021.
    — Dj Simmons july 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
  • The hybrid achieves 52 miles per gallon in the city and 49 miles per gallon on the highway.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • But recent permit filings with the city have offered a sneak peek at who’s interested.
    — Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 21 July 2026
  • No controls, no accountability and no tax revenues for either the state or the city.
    — Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • That’s in part because Omaha’s lead problem is almost as old as the city itself.
    — Chris Bowling, ProPublica, 4 Aug. 2026
  • There are so few people around, and such little movement on the placid sound, being here feels like a true respite from the city just a couple hours away.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Five municipal grocery stores — one in each of the city's boroughs — were a part of the proposal.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Blazes in Nevada have forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes, as a firestorm threatened the city of Reno.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • There’s something happening in nearly every corner of the city.
    — Kayla Rivera, AJC.com, 14 July 2026

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