the suburbs

plural noun

: towns or other areas where people live in houses near a larger city

the suburbs of Chicago

also : one of the suburbs of a city

She left the city and moved to the suburbs.

Examples of the suburbs in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The company said a large fire raged at an Ozon logistics facility in the suburbs of Krasnodar following the overnight attack. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

The Urban Institute found that city couples have a higher chance of moving to the suburbs after having children than childless couples the same age. — Adam Drakulic, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Bannerman centers on the eponymous Paul Bannerman, a lethal covert operative who convinces a group of the world’s most deadly assassins to quit the spy game for a chance to lead normal lives in the suburbs of Connecticut. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

From the suburbs, les banlieues, players from multicultural communities are developed across the hundreds of local clubs in the area. — Gregg Evans, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026