outskirt
noun
out·skirt
ˈau̇t-ˌskərt 
: a part remote from the center : border
—usually used in plural
on the outskirts of town
Examples of outskirt in a Sentence
some people prefer to live on the outskirts and work inside the city
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Most of Rumspringa comes from a short trip in January to Solrød, a suburb on the outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026
That eventually leads to millions of planets lurking in the outskirts of an AGN disk.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 June 2026
By the time the film crew set up camp for the night on the outskirts of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the plan was already beginning to splinter.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
On the outskirts of Vịnh Mốc, bamboo trees sway in the wind above a line of streetfood shacks.
—Pavlo Fedykovych, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026
That eventually leads to millions of planets lurking in the outskirts of an AGN disk.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 June 2026
By the time the film crew set up camp for the night on the outskirts of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the plan was already beginning to splinter.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
On the outskirts of Vịnh Mốc, bamboo trees sway in the wind above a line of streetfood shacks.
—Pavlo Fedykovych, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for outskirt
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“Outskirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outskirt. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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