Sentence examples for city limits from inspiring English sources

"city limits" is a perfectly correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to refer to the borders of a city, or the areas of a city that are not officially part of the city. For example: "The store is just outside the city limits, so you don't need to pay the city sales tax."

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Inside city limits.

The Economist

"Beyond City Limits".

The New York Times - Arts

Hit your city limits?

The Times

City limits for Charlottesville, Virginia.

University of California, Berkeley

COMMUNITY THEATER Chicago City Limits.

The New York Times

"We'd put an advert in City Limits.

Independent

"Chicago City Limits" is an added attraction.

The New York Times

There are 280 wells within city limits.

The Guardian

Troubles abounded beyond the city limits, too.

The New York Times

(City officers had to live within the city limits).

The New York Times

Near the city limits, though, we ran into a jam.

The New Yorker

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