The phrase "a certain town" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific town without naming it, often to create a sense of mystery or generality.
Example: "In a certain town, there was a legend about a hidden treasure that many sought after."
Alternatives: "an unnamed town" or "a particular town".
Poetry: "In a certain town in New Jersey not far from where I am now existed a farmer".
A CERTAIN town in the west of Ireland seems at first to offer no reason to linger beyond the time it takes to refuel your car.
"The problem that could occur is that someone puts out this code, and it may not all apply to a certain venue, in a certain town, on a certain site.
The other day, my son referred to ads for a new TV show called "Once," in which all of the characters of a certain town are, unbeknownst to themselves, fairy-tale characters.
"Not everyone can afford to live in a certain town, but every child should receive the same services," said Melanie Farris of Port Washington, whose autistic son is enrolled in an out-of-school program at the district's expense.
"It's the extra 10 minutes for some people," riding the jitney, Ms. Baldwin said, "and for some it's just a matter of being stuck on living in a certain town, the cachet or whatever".
The move was a setback for waterfront residents hoping to secede from the town and create the newest mini-Hampton, a village that could replace certain town laws with its own.
We were recently standing with luggage at the curb in a certain frontier town waiting to get to the station.
Most people who grew up in Britain are likely to have fond memories of a certain coastal town where they would make an annual summer pilgrimage for sandcastle competitions and donkey rides.
Just recently, the town instituted an ordinance that bans tour buses from using certain town roads, he said.
"With such a large-scale program like this, we could have had an effect on certain towns".
