How to Use environs in a Sentence

environs

plural noun

• Heaney would not have been ill at ease in these environs.
  — James Parker, The Atlantic, 20 June 2020
• Much of the city and its environs looked like it had been struck by a tornado.
  — Andrea Gallo and Bryn Stole | Staff Writers, NOLA.com, 27 Aug. 2020
• At least Utah went toe-to-toe with the Gators in inhospitable environs.
  — Bill Oram, oregonlive, 4 Sep. 2022
• The funky, down-home environs of BoaVentura make for a great spot to savor and compare the wines.
  — Chris MacIas, SFChronicle.com, 3 Aug. 2020
• In the environs of both cities, there were signs that the Ukrainian defenses were crumbling.
  — Nabih Bulos, Laura King and Tracy Wilkinson, Anchorage Daily News, 22 June 2022
• In the loose environs of spring training, a player given a game off is usually free to leave for the day.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2021
• While his wife, Erin, who also works in the park, whisked their infant to safer environs, Garrett headed for the big trees.
  — Kyle Dickman, Outside Online, 13 July 2022
• Rumbling and booming, a fierce thunderstorm swept across the city and its environs in the early evening.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2020
• But Savusavu is still small; about 7,000 people occupy the town and its environs.
  — Tom Downey, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022
• Is nothing, not even the quest for a pumpkin patch sincere enough to draw the Great Pumpkin to its leafy environs, sacred.
  — Julie Hinds Detroit, chicagotribune.com, 21 Oct. 2020
• This plush kit includes a 42-by-65-inch blanket (shown above), an eye mask, and fuzzy sleep socks to keep frequent fliers cozy in new environs.
  — Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2022
• Scanning the environs of King’s Hall Hill, the men suddenly picked up a signal on their devices.
  — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2020
• In other words, a modest tone in spiffy environs, and if that’s damning Musgraves to the ninth circle of Starbucks with faint praise, please pass the half-and-half.
  — Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2021
• Dine amid the historic, elegant environs of the circa 1905 white-columned house.
  — Jennifer Kornegay, ajc, 15 Aug. 2022
• The Daily Bugle and its environs abound with plenty of loot for players.
  — Toby Grey, BGR, 12 Sep. 2022
• Many of those who are seeking safe environs are headed to the more than a dozen hotels in The Woodlands, which sits on higher ground 40 miles north of the city center.
  — Jeff Forward, Houston Chronicle, 25 Aug. 2020
• Instead hotel rooms and bars would vary depending on their environs -- and that's where Neal Prince came in.
  — CNN, 8 Dec. 2021
• The haven part refers to the fact that the independent living apartments, as well as the senior living apartments, will be in a safe place in the environs of the new campus.
  — Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com, 23 July 2021
• The show was shot in the often testing environs of the actual Australian Outback.
  — Clark Collis, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2022
• In the film, Glasgow and its environs stood in for Amritsar, Delhi and Lahore.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 July 2022
• In the beginning, the massive building gave a shot in the arm to its immediate environs.
  — Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2022
• The show teems with warm, niche references to the environs of Philadelphia.
  — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022
• As for the surrounding environs, well—it’s a maritime-themed place straight out of central casting.
  — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 16 July 2021
• Meals and permits are included, and a good guide will share intel on the park’s environs and wildlife, and keep all of you out of trouble (think bears and thunderstorms).
  — Nina Kokotas Hahn, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2020
• Three of this year’s first-round draft picks hail from Seattle and environs, including top-pick Paolo Banchero.
  — Dina Bass, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2022
• When cleaning a bird feeder, care should be taken to keep it safe for you, your home's outdoor environs, and, of course, the birds who stop by for refreshments.
  — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2022
• No exhausted team in NBA history has sought refuge in the mile-high environs of Denver.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Apr. 2021
• London and its environs are home to a notable diversity of faiths and flocks.
  — Elizabeth Dalziel, Star Tribune, 13 Aug. 2020
• The physical environs were intended to be peaceful and pleasing to the eye.
  — Longreads, 18 May 2021
• Sadly, her majesty would only be able to luxuriate in her new imitation Etruscan environs for five years—she was sent to the guillotine in 1793.
  — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 16 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 22 Aug 2024