Examples of “metropolitan” in a Sentence

adjective Relating to a large city or its surrounding urban area.

• The metropolitan area has excellent train links, but the traffic is heavy.
• The metropolitan police cover the whole greater city area.
• House prices are much higher in metropolitan areas.

noun A senior bishop who oversees other bishops within a region.

• The metropolitan of the region visited the cathedral to bless the new bishop.
• As metropolitan, he was responsible for guiding the bishops in his province.
• The metropolitan presided over the ordination ceremony.