How to Use "City" with Example Sentences

city (n): a large town

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Used with adjectives:

"I'm from a big city."
(big, huge, large, sprawling, major, small)

"New York is a bustling city."
(bustling, busy, crowded, cosmopolitan, coastal, port)

"Rome is an ancient city."
(ancient, old, historic, beautiful)

"Countries compete to become the host city for the next Olympics."
(host)

Used with verbs:

"When was this city built?"
(be + built, be + founded, be + created)

"This city has really grown."
(grown, flourished)

Used with nouns:

"Are you a city boy?"
(boy, girl, dweller, lover)

"They are building a new city block."
(block, street)

"They need to install more city lights."
(lights)

"He has a meeting with the city council."
(council, mayor)

"Do you enjoy city life?"
(life)

"I live just outside the city limits."
(limits, wall)