the suburbs

plural noun

: towns or other areas where people live in houses near a larger city

the suburbs of Chicago

also : one of the suburbs of a city

She left the city and moved to the suburbs.

Examples of the suburbs in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Growing families that need an additional bedroom and are forced to look to the suburbs. — Bennett Lawson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother takes place in the suburbs of Houston — where Tariq was raised — a setting that manages to make adjoining streets of the Texas city feel like disparate universes. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

The Cook County Clerk's Office is looking for people who live in the suburbs to serve as election judges and polling place technicians for the election. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Developers sold slices of nature, but there was nothing natural about the suburbs. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026