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

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

Here are real-life examples of using "periphery": Much like Nigeria, the Philippines was considered to be in the periphery of the Anglosphere. They never penetrated beyond the periphery of the group.

Periphery

/pəˈɹɪf.ə.ɹi/

Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe outside boundary, parts or surface of something.

nounA first-rank administrative division of Greece, subdivided into provinces.

Sentence Examples

Much like Nigeria, the Philippines was considered to be in the periphery of the Anglosphere.

They never penetrated beyond the periphery of the group.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

fringe

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The small village lies on the ____ of the large forest, far from the core.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The new housing development was built on the ____ of the city, far from the main transport links.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περί (perí) Ancient Greek περῐ- (perĭ-) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Ancient Greek περιφέρω (periphérō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek περιφερής (peripherḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ια (-ia) Ancient Greek περιφέρεια (periphéreia)bor. Latin peripheriabor. Middle French peripheriebor. English periphery Borrowed from Middle French peripherie. Compare Middle English periferie (“one of three layers of atmosphere (lower, middle, and upper) believed to surround the Earth”), from the same origin, although the Modern English term most likely does not descend from it.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Tumor location was concentrated in the macula and superonasal periphery in patients 13.2 months." — 2015 January 8, “Spatiotemporal Patterns of Tumor Occurrence in Children with Intraocular Retinoblastoma”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

"The phrase 'Imperial Manila' is used throughout the archipelago to denote the capital-heavy decision-making and the imposition of the will and culture of the political and economic centre on the peripheries." — 2018, Balázs Áron Kovács, Peace Infrastructures and State-Building at the Margins, Springer, →ISBN, page 280:

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