Examples of suburbia in a Sentence
a problem that is common in suburbia
the percentage of the country's population living in suburbia
The film is an interesting critique of suburbia.
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Set in present-day American suburbia, The ’Burbs follows a young couple who have reluctantly relocated to the husband’s childhood home.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
In the early 20th century, oil companies built gas stations with a homey, domestic look and feel to better blend with suburbia.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Apr. 2026
In the book, Coben, the prolific author of over 30 books including Tell No One and Fool Me Once, looks back on his own origins as a writer, from his early childhood years in suburbia to his early attempts to break into the publishing industry.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
In the backyards of suburbia, this might have been a mostly private evolution, but there is no privacy in the city.
—Rachel Sugar, Curbed, 8 Apr. 2026
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
In the early 20th century, oil companies built gas stations with a homey, domestic look and feel to better blend with suburbia.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Apr. 2026
In the book, Coben, the prolific author of over 30 books including Tell No One and Fool Me Once, looks back on his own origins as a writer, from his early childhood years in suburbia to his early attempts to break into the publishing industry.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
In the backyards of suburbia, this might have been a mostly private evolution, but there is no privacy in the city.
—Rachel Sugar, Curbed, 8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for suburbia
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“Suburbia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suburbia. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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suburbia
noun
sub·ur·bia
sə-ˈbər-bē-ə 
: the suburbs of a city
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