city

Example Sentences

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“Motorists are urged to drive slowly through flooded areas to avoid creating wakes that can worsen flooding and impact nearby properties,” the city said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026

Two of those games are set to take place in Los Angeles -- the US city that has the largest ethnic Iranian population anywhere outside of Iran, sometimes nicknamed "Tehrangeles."

From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026

A lawsuit failed to halt the event, but hot weather and thunderstorms expected to sweep across the city on Sunday could dampen the spectacle, or send some of those thousands rushing for cover.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

“I think it was the same thing, no matter what part of the city you were in,” he said.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2026

But at dawn, more convoys of trucks filled with soldiers came roaring past on their way back into the city, motorcycle outriders waving us frantically to one side.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo