Explore Burbs through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Burbs meaning
plural of burb
Using Burbs
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of burb
- In the example corpus, burbs often appears in combinations such as: the burbs.
Context around Burbs
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Burbs
- In this selection, "burbs" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, city and close stand out and add context to how "burbs" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include cities and burbs close the and for the burbs where the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "burbs" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with burbs
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Metra ride in from the burbs for normal commuters was a bit eventful this morning. (16 words)
On the lookout for restaurants in the burbs, I heard the name Dur à Cuire come up every so often. (20 words)
Amy Helm will be performing at Outpost in the Burbs in Montclair, NJ on November 22. For more information visit amyhelm. (21 words)
If by some chance you happen to have a choice of going to a DMV office in a major city or one that is located in a less populated area without traveling too far, by all means head for the ‘burbs where the lines will definitely be shorter. (48 words)
Just so we’re clear, if I’d grown up hauling hay every frozen morning before school, I would have been every bit as wayward in the years before the birth of my daughters as I was having grown up in the ’burbs. (43 words)
Speaking for the Chicagoland area, if you don't live in Chicago proper, you're driving 30 - 45 minutes to get to your job in the burbs OR you're taking an hour to get to work via the train. (40 words)
Example sentences (8)
Lots of schools outside of the cities and burbs close the first day of buck season because they know the absentee rate is so high.
Just so we’re clear, if I’d grown up hauling hay every frozen morning before school, I would have been every bit as wayward in the years before the birth of my daughters as I was having grown up in the ’burbs.
Speaking for the Chicagoland area, if you don't live in Chicago proper, you're driving 30 - 45 minutes to get to your job in the burbs OR you're taking an hour to get to work via the train.
Amy Helm will be performing at Outpost in the Burbs in Montclair, NJ on November 22. For more information visit amyhelm.
The 10 stories in this shimmering debut shift between the steamy barrios of the Dominican Republic and the tough city burbs of New Jersey.
If by some chance you happen to have a choice of going to a DMV office in a major city or one that is located in a less populated area without traveling too far, by all means head for the ‘burbs where the lines will definitely be shorter.
On the lookout for restaurants in the burbs, I heard the name Dur à Cuire come up every so often.
The Metra ride in from the burbs for normal commuters was a bit eventful this morning.
Common combinations with burbs
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: