rural
adjective
ru·ral
ˈru̇r(-ə)l 
ˈrər(-ə)l
: of or relating to the country, country people or life, or agriculture
Examples of rural in a Sentence
She lives in a rural area.
grew up in a rural community where more than half the people were farmers
Recent Examples on the Web
Police suspect foul play after car recovered Officers found the car the two were last seen in near Highway 95 and Road L, which is south of Elkhart, Kansas, in rural Texas County, Oklahoma, according to the bureau.
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Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024
Ramsey said the company hopes to have all power restored today, but said that some customers in rural or wooded areas might take some time to reach.
—Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 15 Apr. 2024
The Post was permitted to attend the event at New Life, a modest church on the rural outskirts of Greenville.
—Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
So while there are dozens of blood banks in big cities like New Delhi or Nairobi, there are essentially none in rural Bihar or Turkana County, says Raykar.
—Simar Bajaj, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
Salt Lake City — Workers hurriedly tried to shore up a rural Utah dam after a 60-foot crack sent water pouring into a creek and endangering the 1,800 residents of a downstream city.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
Cooper said the Biden campaign would do well to look to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper (no relation), who has outperformed other Democrats in more rural, Republican counties.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2024
The turnpike spawned commuter suburbs that sprawled across the rural pockets between Fort Worth and Dallas, which, before the highway, seemed much more distant from each other.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2024
His lawyer was paid a lump sum of $345,000 to represent every single felony defendant in rural Spalding County in 1996, the year Pye was sentenced to death, according to his clemency petition.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024
Ramsey said the company hopes to have all power restored today, but said that some customers in rural or wooded areas might take some time to reach.
—Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 15 Apr. 2024
The Post was permitted to attend the event at New Life, a modest church on the rural outskirts of Greenville.
—Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
So while there are dozens of blood banks in big cities like New Delhi or Nairobi, there are essentially none in rural Bihar or Turkana County, says Raykar.
—Simar Bajaj, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
Salt Lake City — Workers hurriedly tried to shore up a rural Utah dam after a 60-foot crack sent water pouring into a creek and endangering the 1,800 residents of a downstream city.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
Cooper said the Biden campaign would do well to look to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper (no relation), who has outperformed other Democrats in more rural, Republican counties.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2024
The turnpike spawned commuter suburbs that sprawled across the rural pockets between Fort Worth and Dallas, which, before the highway, seemed much more distant from each other.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2024
His lawyer was paid a lump sum of $345,000 to represent every single felony defendant in rural Spalding County in 1996, the year Pye was sentenced to death, according to his clemency petition.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Rural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rural. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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rural
adjective
ru·ral
ˈru̇r-əl
: of or relating to the country, country people or life, or agriculture
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