How to Use out-of-towner in a Sentence

out-of-towner

noun
  • The two out-of-towners band together to crack the case.
    — James Marsh, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
  • At Cubs games, Jordan has seen far more out-of-towners in the seats over time.
    — Jordy Fee-Platt, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2023
  • The city’s restaurants are full of out-of-towners and hotel rooms are sold out.
    — Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The San Diego event isn’t just fun for the local teams, but out-of-towners who look forward to it all year.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Some locals point to rising rents as out-of-towners move in to fill SpaceX jobs.
    — Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Of course the weather impacts when out-of-towners tend to visit.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2023
  • Congressional staffers and out-of-towners came to Union Pub hours ahead of the debate to get a seat.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
  • Blackwell has fielded calls from out-of-towners who want to know if his store will be open.
    — Dewayne Bevil Orlando Sentinel (tns), al, 1 June 2023
  • Behind them, the line only grew — so long that an out-of-towner might not have guessed that scandal was afoot.
    — Ella Quittner, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2023
  • It also should be noted that Bramble is not some out-of-touch out-of-towner.
    — Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Need help explaining to out-of-towners how to pronounce Louisville?
    — The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The annual chef’s competition brings out some of the best Vail has to offer—with a few out-of-towners tossed in.
    — Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The bar, which features more than 120 Kentucky bourbons, is a favorite of locals and out-of-towners alike.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Hotels in the Milwaukee area are hard to come by during RNC week, but out-of-towners can still find plenty of places to crash.
    — Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 10 July 2024
  • As for now, their location across from Brooklyn Bridge Park is a good spot as the area attracts locals and out-of-towners.
    — Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
  • While fashion can be used as a tool to stand out, dressing like an out-of-towner draws attention for all the wrong reasons.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 15 June 2024
  • On the eve of the wedding, the bride and groom brought the out-of-towners to Stockholm’s Pelikan restaurant, for a classic Swedish meal of herring and meatballs washed down with shots of schnapps.
    — Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2023
  • The national convention is expected to draw tens of thousands of out-of-towners to the city.
    — Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 1 June 2023
  • With the influx of out-of-towners in mind, she’s even invited past employees who worked at the shop during their teen years to come back and help out.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2024
  • For many in Cincinnati, that means hosting out-of-towners perhaps even into the weekend.
    — Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Read on for our edit of the best boutique hotels in New York City for out-of-towners and staycationers alike.
    — Alex Erdekian, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2024
  • His office buildings were filling up with out-of-towners.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The presumption that an out-of-towner was going to swoop in and fix everything rankled.
    — Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2023
  • One out-of-towner spoke about being a regular and finding refuge at the restaurant before moving out of the area.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Texture, not flavor, is the key to a dish that has attracted hundreds of out-of-towners in recent days, since the Beard awards were announced Feb. 22.
    — Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The visitor said his relatives have heard gunfire before but he wasn’t used to it as an out-of-towner.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • After sunset prayers, Jerusalemites distributed sweets and coffee to the thousands of out-of-towners.
    — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Early-aughts hip-hop plays overhead, attracting out-of-towners who head to L.A. Live for games and concerts.
    — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Lewis is hoping locals won’t mind an out-of-towner at Fort Lauderdale’s Ukiah, whose menu will mirror that of Asheville’s.
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The study suggests that Nevada ranks particularly high due to the large tourism economy and regular out-of-towners grabbing meals on the go.
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025

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