concrete jungle
noun
: a modern city or urban area filled with large buildings and regarded especially as a harshly competitive, unwelcoming, or dangerous place
Examples of concrete jungle in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The city celebrating itself, egos combusting in the concrete jungle.
—
Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
The North Fork feels worlds away from the concrete jungle of New York City.
—Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
Folia Gardens specializes in cultivating natural beauty within the concrete jungle.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2025
New York City may be a concrete jungle, but this $6 million penthouse in Manhattan’s NoMad neighborhood replaces all that pavement with a forested rooftop landscape.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for concrete jungle
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
The North Fork feels worlds away from the concrete jungle of New York City.
—Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
Folia Gardens specializes in cultivating natural beauty within the concrete jungle.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2025
New York City may be a concrete jungle, but this $6 million penthouse in Manhattan’s NoMad neighborhood replaces all that pavement with a forested rooftop landscape.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for concrete jungle
Cite this Entry
“Concrete jungle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concrete%20jungle. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share