cityward
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of cityward
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at city, -ward
Example Sentences
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He stopped the first car which came along, headed cityward.
From Time Magazine Archive
Herein is a germ of the cityward migration: the farmer himself is looking for "something better" for his children.
From The Homesteaders A Novel of the Canadian West by Robert J. C. Stead
A trolley line appeared, however; and after a little a car came along with a name that showed it was going cityward.
From Cloudy Jewel by Grace Livingston Hill
Then came a long, straight level between fields where only two cars went by, both going cityward.
From Miss Maitland Private Secretary by Geraldine Bonner
Sometimes he opens the outer door, and thrusts his head half out to gaze along the thoroughfare cityward.
From Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives by Lawrence L. Lynch
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