Collocations for suburb - noun
ADJ.
outer, outlying | inner | northern, southern, etc. | Berlin, Tokyo, etc. | affluent, comfortable, exclusive, prosperous, smart, wealthy | poor | middle-class, working-class | respectable | pleasant | leafy, quiet | grey | industrial, residential | sprawling
out beyond the sprawling suburbs
out beyond the sprawling suburbs
VERB + SUBURB
move out to
As soon as we can afford it, we''ll move out to the suburbs.
As soon as we can afford it, we''ll move out to the suburbs.
SUBURB + VERB
grow
The middle-class suburbs are growing fast.
The middle-class suburbs are growing fast.
PREP.
from the ~s
For a child from the suburbs, a trip to the city was a great adventure.
For a child from the suburbs, a trip to the city was a great adventure.
in a/the ~
She''s renting in some grey suburb of Birmingham.
She''s renting in some grey suburb of Birmingham.
in the ~s
Many people work in the centre but live in the suburbs.
Many people work in the centre but live in the suburbs.