Examples of megacity in a Sentence
such modern megacities as São Paulo and Mexico City
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Broken skybridge Elsewhere across the Southeast Asian megacity, glitzy glass-and-steel buildings home to expensive real estate swayed and groaned when the quake hit, showering dust onto the ground.
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Will Ripley, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
It's estimated that tens of thousands converge on this port megacity during Ramadan to collect alms.
—Betsy Joles, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
Many installations have short-term capacities in excess of 1 GW—the largest one is about 3 GW—and more than one would be needed for a megacity completely dependent on solar and wind generation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Dec. 2016
The noisy, smelly thrum of traffic has been replaced by an unusual quiet for a megacity.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
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Will Ripley, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
It's estimated that tens of thousands converge on this port megacity during Ramadan to collect alms.
—Betsy Joles, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
Many installations have short-term capacities in excess of 1 GW—the largest one is about 3 GW—and more than one would be needed for a megacity completely dependent on solar and wind generation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Dec. 2016
The noisy, smelly thrum of traffic has been replaced by an unusual quiet for a megacity.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for megacity
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“Megacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megacity. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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