outskirt
noun
out·skirt
ˈau̇t-ˌskərt 
: a part remote from the center : border
—usually used in plural
on the outskirts of town
Examples of outskirt in a Sentence
some people prefer to live on the outskirts and work inside the city
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In the front yard of his house on the outskirts of downtown Napa, Sevigny watched a honeybee crawl around on the gravel a few feet from its hive.
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
She will get married, have children, buy a small apartment in a residential development on the outskirts, perhaps close to the airport, with a swimming pool.
—Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Residents in Gaza City told CNN of horrifying nights as Israel bombed the city from above and ground forces pushed into the outskirts of the city.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Already, entire neighborhoods on the outskirts of Gaza City have been leveled by Israeli strikes and thousands of Palestinian families displaced.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
She will get married, have children, buy a small apartment in a residential development on the outskirts, perhaps close to the airport, with a swimming pool.
—Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Residents in Gaza City told CNN of horrifying nights as Israel bombed the city from above and ground forces pushed into the outskirts of the city.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Already, entire neighborhoods on the outskirts of Gaza City have been leveled by Israeli strikes and thousands of Palestinian families displaced.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Outskirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outskirt. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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