How to Use the town in a Sentence

the town

noun
  • Over 2,000 structures burned in the town, most of which were homes.
    CBS News, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The Hubbards have been part of the town’s fabric for more than 60 years.
    Lola Sherman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2023
  • And the town that my home was in was a population of 3,000.
    Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Down one of the three streets that made up the town, the elotero could be heard ringing his bell and shouting into the night.
    Jared Lemus, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2024
  • And the image of the corpses thawing out in the middle of the town ice rink just looks surreal.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2024
  • For more blink-and-you’re-in-Greece moments, head out to the town’s nearby vineyards.
    Nadia Michel, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2023
  • In the next two months, the town will be the site of an informal opera-for-all festival.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
  • This story has been updated to correct the spelling of the name of the town.
    Sarah Sirgany, CNN, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The actress, who was out on the town with hubby Nick Jonas, showed off her long, toned legs in the photos.
    Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Still, the idea of moving to the town of Brunswick, where his partner lives, does not appeal.
    Ashley Milne-Tyte, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Mar. 2024
  • In Pawhuska, which stands in for the town of Fairfax in the film, the production took a block of Kihekah Ave.
    Todd Longwell, Variety, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Businesses enjoyed their busiest day of the year, and the town council got on board.
    Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Mourners carried the four coffins — wrapped in white for the children, black for the grandmother — through the town.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • In the mid-2010s, this new strain of corridos verdes blossomed, painting the town green.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Monday night, the town’s board of aldermen took that step.
    Samantha Sunne, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The inspector who filed the case never appeared in court and was transferred from the town.
    Sameer Yasir Elke Scholiers, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The bend is located near the town of Page, Arizona close to the sprawling Lake Powell.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Relax on one of the town's many beaches, or bike to explore the parks and trails before crashing at the Wolfeboro Inn.
    Perri O. Blumberg, Country Living, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Take the town of Bautzen, known as a rural right-wing stronghold in eastern Germany.
    Ali Breland, The New Republic, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The lights of the town Christmas tree were turned off, replaced by flickering candles on the ground to honor the dead.
    Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Soon after, officials sent a team of divers to scope out the scene, which is located near the town of Arzachena.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Painting the town pink Does your life need a quick infusion of cuteness?
    Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The county’s coroner said eight of the town’s 13 deaths involved people in mobile homes.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The video was captured in the town of Estes Park, which is famous for elk-human confrontation, and shared by @natureismetal four days ago.
    Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The fissure is estimated to be close to two miles wide and erupted about two and a half miles away from the town of Grindavík.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The plan worked and the town was saved, so now, on the 15th day of every Lunar New Year, lanterns are lit as a sign of appreciation.
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Walls appreciates the money CSX spent on the town and its people.
    Dan Schwartz, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Was there something about the town that moved you toward music-making?
    Alessandro Corona, The Enquirer, 28 July 2023
  • During my tenure, the town has met and overcome many challenges.
    Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Only about an hour and half north of Boston lies the town of Kennebunkport, filled with lobster shacks as far as the eye can see.
    Brandon Presser, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 July 2023

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