suburbanite
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of suburbanite
Example Sentences
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“I was a suburbanite kid who got a dose of exposure to what was happening to black Americans in my own city.”
From Washington Times • Jul. 25, 2023
To prep for the wealthy, intentionally oblivious suburbanite whose life unravels at a startling pace after her husband dies, Britton watched “The Real Housewives of New Jersey.”
From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2023
Many Americans hold the sincere belief that, for instance, every Californian is a San Francisco liberal and every Texan is a right-wing Dallas suburbanite.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2022
Pearl, who has lived in Virgil Village for a decade, offered an essay on how a white suburbanite Coloradoan like herself ended up becoming an anti-gentrification activist.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2022
And it’s me alone, Ed Kennedy, a less than ordinary suburbanite, who has the chance to end it.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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