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How do you use Outskirt in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like fringe, plus the exact meaning.

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Outskirt in a sentence

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Outskirt | Outskirts

Outskirt meaning

A more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb.

Synonyms of Outskirt

fringe city district

Related words

Other words often associated with Outskirt or its synonyms:

district bound ornament decorate beautify edge grace periphery edging territory embellish boundary

Using Outskirt

  • The main meaning on this page is: A more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb.
  • Useful related words include: fringe, city district.
  • In the example corpus, outskirt often appears in combinations such as: the outskirt, outskirt of, outskirt areas.

Context around Outskirt

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

areas 2× house 1×

Sentence patterns with Outskirt

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

at the outskirt of minna 1× at the outskirt of the 1× colleges in outskirt areas in 1× in the outskirt areas of 1× in the outskirt of benin 1× inherit an outskirt house from 1× on the outskirt of capital 1× on the outskirt of the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a visit to 1× although the army 1× chairman narawec advanced 1× on friday 30 1× the armed attack 1× the main story 1×

Common sentence endings:

a praying session 1× at 12 noon 1× barbaric and saddening 1× in state capital 1× is now isolated 1× of the country 1×

Words around Outskirt

Just before it in the word index:

outsized 149 outsize 57 outsides 8 outsiders 414 outsider 365 outside 22.254

Just after it in the word index:

outskirts 610 outslugged 2 outsmart 31 outsmarted 18 outsmarting 12 outsmarts 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Outskirt

  • In this selection, "outskirt" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, areas and house stand out and add context to how "outskirt" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include at the outskirt of minna and at the outskirt of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "outskirt" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with outskirt

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The main story began with the new family called the Bándis inherit an outskirt house from their American relatives the Bundys. (21 words)

Chairman Narawec advanced on by suggesting them for a possible paper publication due to the no access of network in the outskirt areas of the country. (26 words)

The armed attack on three villages of Taspma, Tungan Mongoro and Nautiko villages at the outskirt of Minna has been described as worrisome, barbaric and saddening. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

A visit to five banks in town showed that most banks started operation between 9 -10 a.m, while some of the banks that are at the outskirt of the metropolis did not open even as at 12 noon. (39 words)

THE popular Evbarake auto spare parts market in the outskirt of Benin City was on Friday temporarily shut down as fiery catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Andrew Obiyan stormed the market where he presided over a praying session. (37 words)

On Friday, 30 navy sailors from a navy camp on the outskirt of capital Colombo tested positive and the number has now gone up to 95 while the camp is now isolated. (32 words)

Example sentences (8)

THE popular Evbarake auto spare parts market in the outskirt of Benin City was on Friday temporarily shut down as fiery catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Andrew Obiyan stormed the market where he presided over a praying session.

Although the Army were also ambushed and their expedition resisted on the outskirt of the village, they shot their way out of the ambush and exchanged fire with the armed militia.

Chairman Narawec advanced on by suggesting them for a possible paper publication due to the no access of network in the outskirt areas of the country.

On Friday, 30 navy sailors from a navy camp on the outskirt of capital Colombo tested positive and the number has now gone up to 95 while the camp is now isolated.

The armed attack on three villages of Taspma, Tungan Mongoro and Nautiko villages at the outskirt of Minna has been described as worrisome, barbaric and saddening.

Traffic police has changed its planning and not it is focusing on the speeding vehicles in the vicinity of professional colleges in outskirt areas in state capital.

A visit to five banks in town showed that most banks started operation between 9 -10 a.m, while some of the banks that are at the outskirt of the metropolis did not open even as at 12 noon.

The main story began with the new family called the Bándis inherit an outskirt house from their American relatives the Bundys.

Common combinations with outskirt

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "outskirt" in a sentence?
An example: "THE popular Evbarake auto spare parts market in the outskirt of Benin City was on Friday temporarily shut down as fiery catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Andrew Obiyan stormed the market where he presided over a praying session." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "outskirt" from authentic English texts.
What does "outskirt" mean?
Outskirt means: A more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb.
What are synonyms of "outskirt"?
Common synonyms of "outskirt" include: fringe, city district.
How many example sentences with "outskirt" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "outskirt", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.