How to Use subdivision in a Sentence

subdivision

noun
  • The remains were found in a patch of woods close to the subdivision in which Prescott lived.
    — John Magsam, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2020
  • Each home in the subdivision will be on a one-half acre lot.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2020
  • The Wurzers' home was part of a subdivision once known as Bay Ridge.
    — La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Our Home of the Week is in a 12-house cul-de-sac subdivision abutting Cameron Woods.
    — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The pandemic closed many pools and, for a while, forced King to swim in a pond next to a subdivision.
    — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Nov. 2020
  • The entrance to the subdivision would be off Lisbon Road, across from the golf course, Wahlen said.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2020
  • The daughter of the founder of the Halyard Park subdivision gave the program a stamp of approval.
    — La Risa R. Lynch, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 May 2021
  • The first houses in the Skyline Hills subdivision opened in 1959.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Answer: The subdivision's home sites all looked the same.
    — USA TODAY, 1 July 2023
  • Much of the housing built in the state since the 1970s has been in sprawling subdivisions on the far outskirts of metro areas.
    — Dustin Gardiner, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Eva, your street is found in the Castlewood Court subdivision of South Austin.
    — Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The home is located in a subdivision on the southeast edge of town.
    — Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2023
  • More than a half dozen cars lined the street in the quiet gated subdivision.
    — Christine MacDonald, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
  • The girl was found about 6 p.m. Sunday in the water in the Mountain Lakes subdivision.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 20 July 2021
  • The Cherokee Forest subdivision seemed like just the place to do it.
    — ProPublica, 5 Dec. 2021
  • Their new home is in a subdivision named The Hamptons, carved from corn fields, with wide streets and sidewalks.
    — Trip Gabriel Hilary Swift, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Power also went out in the Hawthorn Club subdivision on the south side of town, but was restored the same night.
    — James T. Norman, chicagotribune.com, 10 Aug. 2021
  • The home where the victims were found was in a new subdivision with new homes, overlooking Enoch.
    — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Needless to say, the main attraction in this subdivision — the third of five — is the United States.
    — New York Times, 26 July 2021
  • Police said Sims then took the car to a Lawrenceville subdivision and set it on fire with her body still inside.
    — Rosana Hughes, ajc, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The ocean breeze that cools the subdivision during warm summer days was fanning the flames.
    — Hannah Frystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2022
  • Most of the subdivision does not have sidewalks, including the area where the women were hit.
    — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The home spans nearly 4,500 square feet and sits on a three-quarter acre lot in the new Autumn Trace subdivision.
    — Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Homes in the Stone Lakes subdivision are sought after for amenities that include a lake and trails.
    — Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas News, 27 June 2023
  • There are now 110 feet, almost two acres, of land between the subdivision and the fence line along the property.
    — Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com, 28 Oct. 2021
  • The bridge connects two sides of the Oakhurst subdivision, providing a safe crossing over the busy drive that cuts through that part of town.
    — Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com, 25 Feb. 2022
  • All of the townhouses in the subdivision were sold prior to the bankruptcy.
    — Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The request was part of the plan for Chandler Crossing, a 366-lot subdivision east of Crossover and Zion roads.
    — Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 6 Jan. 2021
  • The storm, rated EF2, damaged about a dozen houses in a subdivision in Locust Grove, about 30 miles southeast of the city.
    — / Cbs News, CBS News, 30 May 2025
  • Police and Young said security video shows a person scaling a wall to the subdivision and then walking directly to Young's home.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 20 June 2025

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