city limits

Frequency: 6.53.6 per million words

the official boundaries of a city

cityCITY + NOUN

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limits

Examples (10)

  • The new housing development is located just outside the city limits.
  • Police jurisdiction officially ends at the city limits.
  • Do you know if this address is within the official city limits?
  • Once you drive past that sign, you are beyond the city limits.
  • Property taxes are significantly lower for homes outside the city limits.
  • The council is proposing an expansion of the city limits to include the new suburbs.
  • Emergency services may have a slower response time for incidents beyond the city limits.
  • We had a picnic in a park that was technically just over the city limits.
  • The new factory will be built well within the city limits to take advantage of infrastructure.
  • His farm was annexed when the city limits were redrawn last year.