outskirt
noun
out·skirt
ˈau̇t-ˌskərt 
: a part remote from the center : border
—usually used in plural
on the outskirts of town
Examples of outskirt in a Sentence
some people prefer to live on the outskirts and work inside the city
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Hidden in the outskirts of downtown Stillwater, visitors can hunt down the haunted history and ghosts of the Warden’s House Museum.
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Sophia Arndt, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
In Donetsk, heavy fighting continues around Pokrovsk, with a Russian military blogger claiming Saturday that Russian troops are advancing to the northwestern outskirts of the city.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
The Archaeological Area of Gabii is on the outskirts of Rome, Italy, and a roughly 16-mile drive east of the city center.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Finding one last meditation on the beauty of Majorca, head to Palma’s western outskirts by car to visit the Fundació Miró Mallorca, a museum on the property where the 20th-century Spanish painter Joan Miró lived and worked during the final years of his life.
—Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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Sophia Arndt, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
In Donetsk, heavy fighting continues around Pokrovsk, with a Russian military blogger claiming Saturday that Russian troops are advancing to the northwestern outskirts of the city.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
The Archaeological Area of Gabii is on the outskirts of Rome, Italy, and a roughly 16-mile drive east of the city center.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Finding one last meditation on the beauty of Majorca, head to Palma’s western outskirts by car to visit the Fundació Miró Mallorca, a museum on the property where the 20th-century Spanish painter Joan Miró lived and worked during the final years of his life.
—Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Outskirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outskirt. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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