concrete jungle

[ kon-kreet juhng-guhl, kong- ]

noun

1. any large, crowded city or urban area with little greenery or access to nature, sometimes one regarded as a dangerous place where people are engaged in a struggle for survival:

   Central Park is a breath of fresh air and nature in the middle of the concrete jungle that is New York City.

   The campaign ad plays to middle-class fears that an increasing crime rate is the first sign of a descent into violent anarchy and the concrete jungle.

Example Sentences

Now, overlaying it all is the glass and concrete jungle of the Olympic era.

From The Daily Beast

However, an undeniable truth brews beneath the surface of this concrete jungle: tea is beloved here, too.

From The Daily Beast