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
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
Elisabeth is a new mom — a writer and a reluctant suburbanite, recently transplanted upstate from Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn — whose narrative voice is characterized by an unflagging snobbishness and a somewhat joyless, acerbic outlook.
From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2020
And indeed “Dave” unquestionably centers the journey of its title suburbanite, for whom inner-city GaTa represents a source of hard-won wisdom about race and privilege.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2020
They wouldn’t even recognize Megan the happily married suburbanite.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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