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

Several low-lying areas, particularly in the suburbs, were still submerged and many communities had to evacuate, Chadchart said. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

The sound of rubber sneakers screeching against hard floor inundates the corridors of a sports center tucked in the suburbs of Zurich. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026

The protagonist, named David (Niels Schneider), a fortyish photographer is working on a fascinating historical project in the suburbs of Paris. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026

Cassedy too had grown up in the suburbs and studied at the University of Chicago, later getting a history degree at Berkeley. — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026