urban sprawl
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of urban sprawl
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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Urban sprawl caused the problem in Southern California.
From Slate • Jun. 7, 2021
Urban sprawl, in that sense, has aided desegregation.
From Washington Post • May 25, 2017
Urban sprawl is usually huge, mainly low-density, mostly unplanned, and primarily residential development that covers increasing areas of land around city cores.
From The Guardian • Apr. 19, 2017
Urban sprawl began remaking the rural countryside into exurban enclaves.
From Slate • Jul. 4, 2014
Urban sprawl doesn't need a gun to rob a community's quality of life.
From Time Magazine Archive
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