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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Richard Donat portrayed Teagues, who worked as a sketch artist and editor at the small-town Haven Herald newspaper alongside his reporter brother, Dave (John Dunsworth), on all five seasons (2010-15) of Haven. Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026 That’s where Vachon, a small-town farm boy from French-speaking Quebec, came in. Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 Her parents, Punjabi Sikhs, moved the family from India to London and then to the United States when Dhillon was a young girl, settling in small-town North Carolina. Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026 This satire is a dark, funny takedown of small-town values, beauty competitions, and the public’s obsession with young girls. Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 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 16 Apr. 2026.

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