small-town

adjective

: of or relating to a small town
small-town values/life/charm
: coming from or living in a small town
a small-town girl

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Uneven results after the takeover Marlin Intermediate School District, a small-town district in central Texas, has about 800 students, 99% of whom live below the poverty level. — Daniel H. Robinson, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026 On the fiction side, indelible characters ranged from a small-town classical music pianist, to a member of the French Resistance, to a groundbreaking female economist in the 19th century. — Monitor Reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026 Leah Messer was a small-town West Virginia cheerleader turned sudden mother of two, whose journey raising twin girls Aliannah and Aleeah was chronicled early in Teen Mom 2. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2026 Cohan joins the eight-episode series as Catherine ‘Cat’ Keegan, a former homecoming queen whose small-town charm has sharpened into something fiercer thanks to decades of old grudges and regrets. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for small-town

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“Small-town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small-town. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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