How do you use the word "downtown" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "downtown" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "downtown": Please tell me which railway line to use from the airport to downtown. There was an enormous traffic jam in downtown Kyoto.

Downtown Meaning

/ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n/

Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

adjOf, relating to, or situated in the central business district.

advIn or towards the central business district.

Sentence Examples

Please tell me which railway line to use from the airport to downtown.

There was an enormous traffic jam in downtown Kyoto.

A hotel in the heart of downtown

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

None

Antonyms:

uptown

CEFR Practice Quiz

They decided to rent an apartment in ____ to be closer to their offices.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

Please tell me which railway line to use from the airport to ____.

Word Origin & History

From down + town.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"“Human flesh got stuck to me,” he recalls now, as we sit in the ambulance control centre in downtown Karachi." — 2017 April 6, Samira Shackle, “On the frontline with Karachi’s ambulance drivers”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2018:

"The famed Farmers & Crafts Market on Main Street in downtown Las Cruces is a lively gathering of regional farmers, bakers, makers, jewelers, artists, food trucks and street musicians." — 2025 June 26, Judith Fein, “A sunny spot where desert, mountains and cultures mix”, in CNN, archived from the original on 27 Jun 2025:

"When you're alone and life is making you lonely / You can always go downtown" — 1964, Tony Hatch, “Downtown”, performed by Petula Clark:

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