Below you will find example sentences with "city limits". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

City Limits in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: limits
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 13
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 30.7 words

Words in this phrase

city limits

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • city can mean: A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place. Very common word
  • limits can mean: plural of limit Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 4 start, 7 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

annexation within city limits 1× anywhere within city limits 1× businesses within city limits 1× hits the city limits 1× i for city limits was that 1× into the city limits 1× lanes within city limits including route 1× neighborhood within city limits 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as the city 1× for air travel 1× in between clearing 1× in the summer 1× it was outside 1× mccall said users 1×

Common sentence endings:

within city limits 6× the city limits 3× 1978 journal article 1× beyond city limits 1× initially left empty 1× more traffic signs 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

council 4× outside 3× traffic 3× speed 3× residents 3× pay 3× units 2× major 2× roads 2× two 2× lanes 2× west 2×

Related phrases

manchester city oklahoma city city council york city mexico city gaza city ocean city iowa city atlantic city jersey city

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around limits:

town limits 8×

Just before it in the phrase index:

city kansas city iowa city hall city councillor city council city chiefs

Just after it in the phrase index:

city mall city manager city mayor city mexico city missouri city oklahoma

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

city council city chiefs city iowa city kansas city manager city philippines

Same ending:

speed limits town limits withdrawal limits term limits

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "city limits" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 30.7 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as annexation within city limits, anywhere within city limits, council, outside and traffic stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with manchester city, oklahoma city, city council and town limits, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with city limits

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Roughly a dozen Cashmere residents gathered at Cashmere City Hall to testify against a proposed annexation within city limits. (19 words)

It was outside the city limits, but Baird said the patrol car doesn’t spontaneously cut off once he hits the city limits. (23 words)

Wilson objected to the amendment, noting the city residents are part of the borough and pay for decisions made way beyond city limits. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

Other major roads narrow to two lanes within city limits, including Route 410/East West Highway, a major state thoroughfare, and Piney Branch Road, which was narrowed from four lanes to two within city limits as a result of a traffic calming measure. (43 words)

Tartuvians should note that Ussisõnad participants will be on exercise on the roads ringing Tartu city limits through Saturday, and at other locations in the city and in Tartu County, as well as Põlva and Võru counties, over the weekend. (40 words)

In the summer of 2017, the New York City Mayor’s Office for Media and Entertainment published a report declaring the city to be “podcasting capital of the world,” pointing to the growth of podcasting businesses within city limits. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

The reality, as I for City Limits, was that few people were even eligible for such units and, as Rachel Holliday Smith for City Limits, many such units were initially left empty.

It was outside the city limits, but Baird said the patrol car doesn’t spontaneously cut off once he hits the city limits.

Other major roads narrow to two lanes within city limits, including Route 410/East West Highway, a major state thoroughfare, and Piney Branch Road, which was narrowed from four lanes to two within city limits as a result of a traffic calming measure.

As the City of Sidney is reviewing, speed zones and traffic controls within the city limits, one resident approached the city council to post more traffic signs.

In the summer of 2017, the New York City Mayor’s Office for Media and Entertainment published a report declaring the city to be “podcasting capital of the world,” pointing to the growth of podcasting businesses within city limits.

McCall said users outside city limits are charged one and a half times what city residents (though they are taxed by the city) pay, and comprise about 70 percent of customers.

The San Juan Capistrano City Council unanimously approved an agreement on Tuesday, Oct. 16, for the city to receive payment in exchange for the extended use of a zone within the Prima Deshecha Landfill that’s within city limits.

For air travel, Davenport Municipal Airport – located adjacent to the city's northern city limits – serves smaller aircraft, and is the home of the annual Quad City Airshow.

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Prior to 2012, Carson City was one of only five state capitals not directly served by an Interstate highway; the city lost this distinction when I-580 was extended into the city limits.

Roughly a dozen Cashmere residents gathered at Cashmere City Hall to testify against a proposed annexation within city limits.

Tartuvians should note that Ussisõnad participants will be on exercise on the roads ringing Tartu city limits through Saturday, and at other locations in the city and in Tartu County, as well as Põlva and Võru counties, over the weekend.

The 85-acre (35-hectare) property is owned by the city of Atlanta but is located just outside the city limits in unincorporated DeKalb County, and includes a former state prison farm.

The city created the Sioux Addition, "20 acres of alfalfa field about a mile north of the city limits along the west side of Haines Avenue," as described by a 1978 Journal article.

Though city officials fumbled the rollout, allocating licenses via a lottery despite advice to the contrary, four retail stores have opened within city limits.

Wilson objected to the amendment, noting the city residents are part of the borough and pay for decisions made way beyond city limits.

Wednesday nights meeting was one of many to come as the city says their ultimate goal is to create a community plan for every neighborhood within city limits.

In between clearing the routes, there are payloaders scattered throughout the city limits removing snow from cul-de-sacs, parking lots and other areas that are challenging for the city’s snow plow vehicles to reach.

The city council decided to move forward with that vote– which would require anyone who works within the city limits of Montgomery to pay that occupational tax.

The Panama City News Herald reports that the month-long ban is paired with a 2 a.m. deadline to buy alcohol anywhere within city limits.

The report recommends that city council make changes to the speed limit bylaw by lowering the unposted speed limit from 50 km/h to 40 km/h within the city limits.

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