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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Across cultures and centuries, people of all sorts of circumstances have lived on the outskirts of urban life.
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Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 7 July 2025
Travelers on the roads were forced to seek refuge in farmhouses and barns on the outskirts of the city when their vehicles became marooned in ditches and drifts of snow.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
Almost all the Liverpool squad had travelled to Gondomar, on the outskirts of Porto, for the brothers’ funeral.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 6 July 2025
Wreath in shape of football jerseys are displayed at the entrance of the cemetery after the funeral ceremony of Liverpool's Portuguese forward Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva in Gondomar, on the outskirts of...
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
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Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 7 July 2025
Travelers on the roads were forced to seek refuge in farmhouses and barns on the outskirts of the city when their vehicles became marooned in ditches and drifts of snow.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
Almost all the Liverpool squad had travelled to Gondomar, on the outskirts of Porto, for the brothers’ funeral.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 6 July 2025
Wreath in shape of football jerseys are displayed at the entrance of the cemetery after the funeral ceremony of Liverpool's Portuguese forward Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva in Gondomar, on the outskirts of...
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
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“Outskirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outskirt. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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