How to Use locality in a Sentence

locality

noun
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  • The plant has only been found in one locality.
  • Maybe the delta variant of Covid-19 has made their locality a hot spot.
    — Claire Rutkowski, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021
  • The revenue would be evenly split between the state and the locality where it is sold.
    — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2024
  • On most of these days there are more people in the piazza than live in the locality.
    — Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2020
  • Observed with prayer, the date is decided by locality and is tied to the new moon, which is on Dec. 14 this year.
    — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 7 Dec. 2020
  • The mother of another boy from the same locality said her son still had pain in his limbs.
    — Aarefa Johari, Quartz, 3 Feb. 2022
  • The family moved back to Tripoli in 1973, eventually settling in a locality to the west of the city.
    — Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
  • But some localities will fly a green flag to indicate that the water is safe.
    — Li Cohen, CBS News, 13 June 2024
  • The latest viewpoint to be furnished with a sign is in the locality of Anacapri on the popular tourist island of Capri.
    — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022
  • The new rules would apply to the next round of housing plans, which Bay Area localities must finalize by 2031.
    — Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
  • The locality that will probate the estate is likely unique as well.
    — Randy Warren, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Fairfax is so far the only locality in the Washington region to head down the same path.
    — Washington Post, 27 July 2021
  • And regions that have yet to obtain station stops for their localities are pining for a piece of the action.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The change was meant to make marijuana sale the standard across the state unless a locality takes action to block it.
    — Tyler Arnold, Washington Examiner, 25 Jan. 2021
  • So that's going to give most people a chance to vote somewhere near their locality.
    — Kerry Picket, Washington Examiner, 6 Apr. 2021
  • The ruling was a body blow to localities in the West where homelessness has been exploding.
    — Rich Lowry, National Review, 17 Dec. 2019
  • Alexandria raced to become the first locality in the commonwealth to opt into the practice.
    — Teo Armus, Washington Post, 22 July 2022
  • States and localities would lose more than $29 billion in tax revenue.
    — Jamelle Bouie, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024
  • This technique has revealed fossils from fish, sharks, frogs and more in this locality.
    — Shaena Montanari, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2020
  • The locality where the stadium is built would have the option to give the team a break on local taxes, which would not apply toward the $300 million cap.
    — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 31 May 2022
  • According to state law, death certificates must be filed with a locality or the state within seven days of the death.
    — Rachel Leingang, azcentral, 8 May 2020
  • Ohio also had one of the five smallest localities where a billionaire was born.
    — Luke MacY, The Enquirer, 25 July 2023
  • No locality would be expected to increase its housing stock by more than 20%, the bill states.
    — Ginny Monk, courant.com, 12 Mar. 2022
  • Every locality in Indiana is a party to the AG lawsuits and will all share in any deal, except those that opt out.
    — John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 17 June 2021
  • For example, in one locality, people may move around a lot -- by car or bus or by walking.
    — Kent Sepkowitz, CNN, 4 May 2021
  • Those elections are smaller ones held for localities like cities, towns and school districts.
    — Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 23 Sep. 2024
  • How will the self-driving options fit within the transport fabric or landscape of the locality?
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Nov. 2021
  • In Virginia, each cluster of localities represents between 30 and 40 percent of the votes cast in the last four elections.
    — Tia Yang, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The basic problem is a constitutional one, since Article IV guarantees to every state (and, as creatures of the states, every locality) a republican form of government.
    — The Editors, National Review, 2 Sep. 2024
  • This commitment to tradition and locality extends throughout the property's dining venues.
    — Paul Jebara, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2024

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