They lived on the outskirts of Houston. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
They mingled in the outskirts of the crowd. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Not to mention in outskirts housing schemes like Craigmillar and Wester Hailes. From Wordnik.com. [Whae's Like Us ?] Reference
@outskirts seriously, go to Chung's in Albemarle square. in reply to outskirts # Line out the door at Charley's on High Street. From Wordnik.com. [Charlottesville Blogs]
"What do you call the outskirts of death?" said Simontault. From Wordnik.com. [The Heptameron of Margaret, Queen of Navarre] Reference
In the outskirts are the native grass huts almost buried in the shades of the forest. From Wordnik.com. [Battles and Victories of Allen Allensworth, A. M., Ph. D., Lieutenant-Colonel, Retired, U. S. Army] Reference
To her credit, she lives in a small place which can be best described as the outskirts of town. From Wordnik.com. [SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator] Reference
"And so we bid a fond farewell to Hellspore, " said Palma as their landtruck rattled through the ragtag outskirts of town. From Wordnik.com. [Galaxy Jane]
In 1819 wolves were still killed on the "outskirts," that being the present Gramercy Park. From Wordnik.com. [The Kirk on Rutgers Farm] Reference
The new school is actually located several hundred meters away on the "outskirts" of the village. From Wordnik.com. [Lt. Timothy Merritt: A Particularly Magical Visit to Bamian Province and Zarsang Village] Reference
And a best thing about Aix, the parking is atrocious except plenty of it on the outskirts which is good for us bipeds. From Wordnik.com. [Que Faire a Aix-en-Provence? / What to do in Aix-en-Provence? - French Word-A-Day] Reference
The Palestinians call the area the Baqu Valley while the Israeli settlers and army consider the area the "outskirts" of Kiryat Arba. From Wordnik.com. [Joseph Dana: "Price Tag" Reprisals Against Palestinians in Hebron] Reference
DiCicco noted that the new casino location is on the "outskirts" of residential neighborhoods but is a better option than South Philly. From Wordnik.com. [DN_EarthtoPhilly] Reference
"outskirts" until you want to take a lead, is another strategy. From Wordnik.com. [Mandolin Cafe News] Reference
"outskirts," in their bearing on glacial phenomena of ancient date. From Wordnik.com. [The Antiquity of Man] Reference
The warehouse has long since been moved to the outskirts of the city. From Wordnik.com. [Bayou Brawl] Reference
On the outskirts of Srebrenica, many saw civilian corpses dumped along the road. From Wordnik.com. [So Much For The Vaunted 'Safe' Areas] Reference
Those who didn't make it set up in sprawling shantytowns on the outskirts of town. From Wordnik.com. [The World's New Culture Meccas] Reference
He has bought a fancy new cart and moved his family to the outskirts of the capital. From Wordnik.com. [Blood And Money] Reference
Song Pengfei and his parents live in a condemned building on the outskirts of Beijing. From Wordnik.com. [Facing A Demon] Reference
As the convoy rolls north into the urban outskirts, hundreds of civilians line the road. From Wordnik.com. [The Grunt's War] Reference
Many already complain that the new arrivals have forced them to move to the outskirts of town. From Wordnik.com. [The World's New Culture Meccas] Reference
The sweep went peacefully until it reached the paved streets that laced the outskirts of the park. From Wordnik.com. [The Fire Last Time] Reference
But the mood at the Clube Esperia, a recreational center on the city outskirts, was anything but congenial. From Wordnik.com. [Time to Say 'Enough'?] Reference
But it has found an eager audience in the favelas, or shantytowns, that hug the outskirts of the big cities. From Wordnik.com. [Beating The Rap In Brazil] Reference
The Palestinians dash through a hole in a stone wall and disappear into the fields on Bethlehem's outskirts. From Wordnik.com. [Israel's Unpluggable Palestinian Problem] Reference
On the outskirts of Camenge, a neighborhood in Bujumbura, 4,000 displaced Hutus camp inside a former school. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise Of Tribal Terror] Reference
That's what he told the census takers who canvassed his neighborhood on the outskirts of Beijing last November. From Wordnik.com. [The Littlest Outlaws] Reference
They've even embraced a scheme to move the central government to the outskirts of Daejon, a city two hours away. From Wordnik.com. [Behind The Wheel] Reference
The scene is almost always the same: the housing projects called cites on the outskirts of France's major cities. From Wordnik.com. [Sexism In The Cites] Reference
Israelis are now routinely firing tank shells and missiles at Palestinian villages on the outskirts of Jerusalem. From Wordnik.com. [Walking Off A Cliff] Reference
We began marching through Cape Town's outskirts, doing a sort of jiving shuffle to the accompaniment of a brass band. From Wordnik.com. [Marching In Blackface] Reference
Tucked away on the scruffy outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, the Retiro dos Artistas, or Artists Retreat, is hardly Golden Pond. From Wordnik.com. [RETIREMENT HOMES: A FINAL BOW FOR AGING STARS] Reference
Such concerns are irrelevant to Francisco Adobo, a 74-year-old coconut farmer who lives in a poor barrio on the outskirts of Ozamiz. From Wordnik.com. [Our Buddy, The Prez] Reference
On Oct. 7 Shepard -- comatose and savagely beaten -- was found tied to a fence on the outskirts of Laramie, and he died five days later. From Wordnik.com. [The Final Days And Nights Of A Gay Martyr] Reference
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