citywide

adjective city·wide \ ˈsi-tē-ˌwīd \

|Updated on: 3 Aug 2018

Examples: citywide in a Sentence

Definition of citywide

: including or involving all parts of a city

a citywide blackout

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Examples of citywide in a Sentence

The ban on smoking in public places is citywide.

Recent Examples of citywide from the Web

This summer, Cleveland joins the ranks of Venice, Miami, Berlin and other global cities known in the art world for their citywide art exhibitions with the introduction of FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art.

— jennifer nalewicki, Smithsonian, "Works by Over 100 Contemporary Artists Take Over Cleveland," 14 July 2018
The upcoming action thriller centers on a disgraced NYPD detective, portrayed by Boseman, who is given a shot at redemption after a citywide manhunt for a cop killer.

— niki mcgloster, Essence.com, "The Quick Read: London Breed Officially Sworn In As San Francisco’s First Black Female Mayor," 12 July 2018
The Jobs Van will drive around Downtown Cincinnati picking up homeless people for work and a free lunch as part of a citywide effort to combat panhandling.

— kate murphy, Cincinnati.com, "Jobs Van offers Cincinnati panhandlers $45 cash for a day's work," 11 July 2018
Over the past year, Cohen, who was elected to the board in 2010, sponsored a citywide ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products and also chaired the Budget and Finance Committee, which recently signed off on the city’s $11 billion budget.

— trisha thadani, SFChronicle.com, "Cohen’s goal for SF Board of Supervisors’ presidency — a sense of stability," 10 July 2018
The ordinance under consideration would have only banned the vehicles only from the city’s downtown and major arterial roads but some council members wanted the measure expanded to a citywide ban.

— erin hegarty, Naperville Sun, "Pedal pubs banned citywide in Naperville," 18 Apr. 2018
In just the past two years, there's been a flurry of new ordinances that have reshaped certain aspects of the city: short-term rentals, sweeping master plan changes impacting development and a citywide smoking ban at bars and Harrah's Casino.

— kevin litten, NOLA.com, "What's your grade for the past 4 years of the New Orleans City Council?," 18 Apr. 2018
According to Paul Chrystie, a City Planning Commission spokesperson, Philadelphia keeps no official or citywide count of parking spaces.

— caitlin mccabe, Philly.com, "Philadelphia has 2,172,896 parking spaces. So how come you're still circling the block?," 12 July 2018
Data shows that technology and services make up a large fraction of citywide employment.

— antonio garcía martínez, WIRED, "How Silicon Valley Fuels an Informal Caste System," 9 July 2018

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