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
Examples of small-town in a Sentence
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Surrounded by the Appalachian Mountains, the area offers its residents the quintessential feeling of small-town charm while luring visitors with its thriving brewery and winery scene.
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Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2024
But that was certainly not the case in the early ’80s, when the then relatively unknown Australian teenager, fresh-faced and with a halo of bouncy curls, made her screen debut in the small-town drama Bush Christmas.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2024
Teens in a small-town metal band decide to capitalize on the interest in the occult when the star high school quarterback goes missing, leading to them getting blamed for a rash of murders, kidnappings and assorted strange goings-on.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Nonprofits and small-town fire departments have been organizing groups of hikers to take supplies into people deep in the mountains who are cut off from the outside world.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2024
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Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2024
But that was certainly not the case in the early ’80s, when the then relatively unknown Australian teenager, fresh-faced and with a halo of bouncy curls, made her screen debut in the small-town drama Bush Christmas.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2024
Teens in a small-town metal band decide to capitalize on the interest in the occult when the star high school quarterback goes missing, leading to them getting blamed for a rash of murders, kidnappings and assorted strange goings-on.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Nonprofits and small-town fire departments have been organizing groups of hikers to take supplies into people deep in the mountains who are cut off from the outside world.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Small-town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small-town. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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