Examples of rialto in a Sentence
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When Devon Avenue was the rialto of the Orthodox Jewish community, a flatbed truck loaded with poultry cages would appear just before the Day of Atonement.
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Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2023
Meanwhile, away from the rialto, a new generation of ferociously talented playwrights is not so quietly laying claim to theater’s future.
—Adam Green, Vogue, 13 May 2019
And Adam Jacobs, his gleaming white teeth, his charming costar Isabelle McCalla as Princess Jasmine and the rest have all acquired a little more attention to veracity and Broadway chops since this show's first turn on the rialto.
—Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 11 Aug. 2017
Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2023
Meanwhile, away from the rialto, a new generation of ferociously talented playwrights is not so quietly laying claim to theater’s future.
—Adam Green, Vogue, 13 May 2019
And Adam Jacobs, his gleaming white teeth, his charming costar Isabelle McCalla as Princess Jasmine and the rest have all acquired a little more attention to veracity and Broadway chops since this show's first turn on the rialto.
—Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 11 Aug. 2017
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Word History
Etymology
Rialto, island and district in Venice
First Known Use
1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Rialto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rialto. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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Geographical Definition
Rialto
geographical name
Ri·al·to
rē-ˈal-(ˌ)tō 
1
city west of San Bernardino in southern California population 99,171
2
island and district of Venice, Italy
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