the town

noun

: the government of a town

The town plans to increase property taxes.

Examples of the town in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Community members gathered for the town hall Monday night to hear from former employees, community leaders and the president and CEO of Insight, who spoke about his hopes for the now-shuttered West Suburban and Weiss Memorial hospitals. — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026

What Billy doesn’t realize is how little any of that matters in the real game—the one being played by the town’s political bosses. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

Some of the prominent country artists like Waylon Jennings and George Hamilton IV have been singing about the town between Lubbock and Fort Worth since its early cattle-shipping days. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

On Saturday, an Ebola response team was attacked on the outskirts of the town of Mambasa in Ituri province while responding to a call to secure a body. — Constant Same Bagalwa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the town

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown