Examples of megacity in a Sentence
such modern megacities as São Paulo and Mexico City
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The vibrant hum of this sleek megacity drew over 16 million visitors last year following the popularity of Korean cultural exports like K-pop, television hits like Netflix’s Squid Game, and even K-lit with the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature being awarded to Korean author Han Kang.
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Leslie Patrick, AFAR Media, 15 Apr. 2025
The river running through the megacity of 17 million people — one of the largest in Africa — burst its banks and submerged major roads.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Broken skybridge Elsewhere across the Southeast Asian megacity, glitzy glass-and-steel buildings home to expensive real estate swayed and groaned when the quake hit, showering dust onto the ground.
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
It's estimated that tens of thousands converge on this port megacity during Ramadan to collect alms.
—Betsy Joles, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
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Leslie Patrick, AFAR Media, 15 Apr. 2025
The river running through the megacity of 17 million people — one of the largest in Africa — burst its banks and submerged major roads.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Broken skybridge Elsewhere across the Southeast Asian megacity, glitzy glass-and-steel buildings home to expensive real estate swayed and groaned when the quake hit, showering dust onto the ground.
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
It's estimated that tens of thousands converge on this port megacity during Ramadan to collect alms.
—Betsy Joles, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Megacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megacity. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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