How to Use community in a Sentence

community

noun
  • The festival was a great way for the local community to get together.
  • People in the community wanted better police protection.
  • Many communities are facing budget problems.
  • The channel below serves as a sink for some people in the community, who use the murky water to wash their hands and clothes.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
  • That push is luring many Great Lakes communities back to their mining roots.
    Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Many have also called for adaptation measures to prepare for the climate impacts that are already baked in, such as vast coastal walls to protect communities from sea level rise.
    Laura Paddison, CNN, 17 May 2023
  • My journey is shaped by my experience in uniform and as a member of the LGBT community.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2024
  • One of the director's goals was to give all community voices a chance to speak; the documentary includes interviews with citizens in favor of the book removals, as well.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Today, much of my work is informed by my upbringing, and the strong emphasis my community in Loma Linda put on on health and nutrition.
    Eliza Cheng, Contributor, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2024
  • This campaign event will take on a more intimate feel as the candidates and their spouses plan to speak to voters individually in community settings, officials said.
    Emily Chang, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2024
  • Despite the suspect or suspects remaining on the loose Sunday, Johnson said there was no credible ongoing threat to the community.
    Jessica Gorman, ABC News, 14 May 2023
  • This is a time to lean in and do the work in our community.
    Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The kid has a heart of gold and will do great things in the community for many years to come.
    Alysha Tsuji, For The Win, 22 May 2018
  • There’s a sense of community that comes with the N.B.A.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2021
  • The best approach for the community would be to target the nodes.
    Christopher Cox, Wired, 10 Nov. 2020
  • Due to the tight community, the shock of Jake’s age is starting to wear off, his dad said.
    Nisa Khan, Detroit Free Press, 20 Oct. 2020
  • The center means a lot to our seniors and the center means a lot to the community.
    Linda Girardi, Aurora Beacon-News, 11 July 2018
  • And the second is by providing something to the community over the course of the decade.
    New York Times, 7 Apr. 2022
  • The changes haven’t altered the town’s sense of community.
    Alex Bhattacharji, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Dec. 2018
  • Part of this is because of the deep respect the community has for Dave.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 29 July 2021
  • Police in the state are hired by local communities, the state or the tribes.
    Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2019
  • At the same time, Black trans women are also the most at risk in the community.
    Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Some students join for the sense of community and the chance to connect with friends.
    cleveland, 20 Dec. 2022
  • My community found out about it, and I was seen as this bad kid by all of the Mormons.
    Raisa Bruner, Time, 12 July 2018
  • What more needs to be done to make sure that the people in your community can stay cool and stay safe?
    Abc News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2022
  • The elders of the community who have taught us how to survive.
    Lisa Deaderick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 24 June 2017
  • The first half of the program is in detention, the second half in the community.
    Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 30 Mar. 2022
  • But poor rural communities bore the brunt of the damage.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023
  • But that wasn’t how Gosling wanted to paint the stunt community.
    Meredith Woerner, Variety, 4 May 2024
  • Some members of the Christian community fled their homes to escape the mob.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 17 Aug. 2023

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