local
adjective
pertaining to or characterized by place or position in space; spatial.
locals
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pluralof local.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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If so, locals worry the back-and-forth could stretch the project’s timeline even further.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Instead, locals sometimes offer fresh animal sacrifices at the shrine which attract the birds, he explains.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Weary of venomous snake bites, British authorities put a bounty on dead cobras — but this only incentivized locals to breed more of the snakes, in order to collect even more reward money.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
In the book, locals blame Tyler for profiting off their stories in his songwriting, and they wonder, “Where’s our cut?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
A group of locals formed "The Mockingbird Players of Monroeville" to present a stage version of the story.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
