civic center

noun

US : a large public building for sports events, concerts, etc.

British : a section of a city or town where the public buildings are

Examples of civic center in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Since being elected in 2014, he’s been credited with helping open the city’s new civic center, which includes a new City Hall, police station and library, as well as the first dog park and skatepark. —

Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 29 June 2024 The site may have also later been used as a civic center based on inscriptions from the 3rd century, researchers said. —

Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 26 June 2024 Viola, the 58-year-old Asian elephant, was in the parking lot of the civic center in Butte, Montana being washed before a performance with the Jordan World Circus on Tuesday when a car backfired and spooked her, according to NBC Montana. —

Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024 The fountain on Broadway and Colfax and the reflection pools at the civic center were an asset to our once beautiful downtown. —

Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 21 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for civic center

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