How to Use local in a Sentence

local

1 of 2 adjective

• She took the local bus.
• The police have arrested a local man for the crime.
• We had dinner at a local restaurant.
• This is a local shop for local people: we don't get many outsiders here.
• Make sure local alerts are turned on.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
• Menu highlights are local seafood and the catch of the day.
  — Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 9 Oct. 2025
• This is not just a local issue.
  — Summer Stephan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
• Serve with sliced bread from a local bakery to round out the meal.
  — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 July 2026
• Around that time, a body was moved out of a local morgue, and a coffin was burned.
  — Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
• Click here to see if your local cinema made the cut.
  — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
• Check your local forecast here.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
• Check your local forecast here.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
• Check your local listings for showtimes in your area.
  — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
• For some local malls, the end is already inevitable.
  — Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
• Post these items on your local neighborhood groups.
  — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
• Making a film in the state can be a boon to the local economy.
  — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
• This is not a local story anymore.
  — Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
• Showtimes will vary, so check your local listings.
  — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
• They can be tuned for local conditions.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
• He was captured alive by local gunmen.
  — Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
• The main service gets much of its water now by pumping the local aquifer.
  — Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
• How well is their firm rated in the local area, and among their attorney peers?
  — David Stubblefield, The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024
• Your local fire department might have a hoarding task force that can make a house call.
  — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
• That means local businesses near strike sites will lose out on revenue.
  — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 16 Sep. 2023
• Along the way, the system will also share local stories tied to each place.
  — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
• Expect a full-service bar, too, and a slew of local products on the menu.
  — Connie Ogle may 2, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
• Hymer said local laws protect against gun thefts and prevent suicides among teens and adults.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2023
• There will be artwork, and a lineup of local eateries.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
• Canoy died at a local hospital.
  — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2026
• Your local market might be set up on green space in a public park or on the lawn of a place of worship.
  — C.w. Cameron, AJC.com, 28 Mar. 2026

local

2 of 2 noun

• He's the president of the union local at the factory.
• For many locals, this was too late.
  — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 1 May 2026
• That’s what locals want to know.
  — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
• But a few of the locals will have none of it.
  — Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
• At least a few of the locals had tears in their eyes.
  — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
• The totem pole was the kind of quirky thing locals brag about.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
• Here’s how to make like the locals and get the most of it.
  — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
• This series helps locals learn about the sky above them.
  — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
• Might even restore your faith in the locals.
  — Kevin Sherrington mar. 27, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
• The start to the night was not promising for the locals.
  — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
• The invaders could be forced to shoot some of the locals.
  — Joshua Hunt, Vanity Fair, 17 June 2026
• The locals won’t get over it anytime soon.
  — Kevin Sherrington feb. 18, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
• Some locals are making use of it, too.
  — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
• But tourists don't have the base of knowledge locals do.
  — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 12 June 2026
• This list, instead, comes from our own locals.
  — Liz Johnson, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
• Many locals speak highly of him.
  — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
• Maybe we locals are missing out.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
• This scene is sustained by locals.
  — Carla Vecchiola, The Conversation, 26 June 2026
• The grill has gone cold, too, as the locals say the empanadas were not bad.
  — Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
• Here's why that matters to locals.
  — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
• Worse yet, the locals are restless.
  — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2026
• These are small towns that locals like to keep a little more secret.
  — Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
• The warning urges locals not to swim in ocean waters.
  — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
• Again, a simple ciao or merci goes a long way with the locals.
  — Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
• Again, a simple ciao or merci goes a long way with the locals.
  — Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
• Put it all together, and the locals have a very good case to make.
  — Peter St. Onge updated June 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026
• For West, seeing the locals’ way of life up-close left its mark.
  — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
• The firm said the process is legal and pushed back against concerns raised by locals.
  — Thomas Catenacci, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2024
• On this day, the business district was busy with locals and tourists.
  — Brian Mann, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
• In the square, 20 locals mill about, waiting for a bread truck.
  — Elena Clavarino, Air Mail, 11 Oct. 2025