Examples of outlying in a Sentence
the outlying areas of the city
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That is due primarily to where the new inventory is being built, Berner specified, in outlying areas of the metropolitan area.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Before the 19th century, regular travel between the core and the outlying areas of cities made sense only for those wealthy enough to afford carriages, boats and other forms of private transit.
—Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
The standard, required between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., gives you access to the park and the outlying areas but not Bear Lake Road.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 30 Mar. 2025
While most new development may be in outlying areas, major Texas cities have a lot of land that can be developed.
—Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Before the 19th century, regular travel between the core and the outlying areas of cities made sense only for those wealthy enough to afford carriages, boats and other forms of private transit.
—Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
The standard, required between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., gives you access to the park and the outlying areas but not Bear Lake Road.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 30 Mar. 2025
While most new development may be in outlying areas, major Texas cities have a lot of land that can be developed.
—Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Outlying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlying. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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outlying
adjective
out·ly·ing
ˈau̇t-ˌlī-iŋ 
: being far from a center or main body
an outlying suburb
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