outskirt
noun
out·skirt
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Definition of outskirt
: a part remote from the center : border
—usually used in plural on the outskirts of town
Examples of outskirt in a Sentence
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One telling sign of Afghan frustrations came Monday, when insurgents bombed a secure compound for foreign contractors and visitors on the outskirts of Kabul. — Washington Post, "Afghanistan’s Ghani to travel to Washington as peace deal limps ahead and violence surges," 7 Sep. 2019 The athlete was last seen on Aug. 23 in the Aravaca district on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain’s National Police said in a tweet. — Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com, "Spanish Olympic Skier Blanca Fernandez Ochoa, 56, Found Dead After Going Missing Last Month," 5 Sep. 2019 Ator's home on the outskirts of Odessa was a corrugated metal shack along a dirt road surrounded by trailers, mobile homes and oil pump jacks. — Anchorage Daily News, "Texas shooter got gun at private sale after being denied in 2014 background check," 4 Sep. 2019 Fernandez Ochoa, 56, who competed in four Winter Olympics from 1980 to 1992, was last seen on August 23 in the Aravaca district on the outskirts of the city, according to a tweet from Spain's National Police. — Jack Guy, CNN, "Body of Olympic skier Blanca Fernandez Ochoa found near Madrid," 4 Sep. 2019 The site is about a 40-mile drive from Penn Hills, the city on the outskirts of Pittsburgh where the child was last seen alive. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "Missing girl Nalani Johnson found dead; alleged abductor tells of roadside drop-off," 4 Sep. 2019 Ator's home on the outskirts of Odessa was a corrugated metal shack along a dirt road surrounded by trailers, mobile homes and oil pump jacks. — Paul J. Weber, chicagotribune.com, "Gunman in Texas shooting rampage that killed 7 obtained AR-style rifle in private sale, evading background check that blocked him in 2014," 3 Sep. 2019 The manufacturer, Harwood, developed the iconic figure-eight seam design involving 108 stitches and horsehide tanned on the outskirts of town. — Lydia Depillis, ProPublica, "Everything You Need to Play Baseball Is Made in China — and Getting Hit by Trump’s Tariffs," 3 Sep. 2019 Ator’s home on the outskirts of Odessa was a corrugated metal shack along a dirt road surrounded by trailers, mobile homes and oil pump jacks. — Jake Bleiberg, BostonGlobe.com, "Texas gunman was fired from job, called FBI before shooting," 2 Sep. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'outskirt.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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