Fleet Street

noun

: the London press
Fleet Streeter noun

Examples of Fleet Street in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On Saturday, the duo was spotted hand-in-hand while leaving a Broadway performance of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre — just one night after their Italian dinner outing at Cucina Alba. Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2024 Recognized as a leading portrait paparazzo, Armstrong-Jones also freelanced in the dog-eat-dog world of Fleet Street newspapers. Bill McGraw, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2024 The Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street will conclude its run this spring. Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024 Depp is a three-time Oscar nominee for Best Actor (for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Finding Neverland, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street), but has never won the award. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2024 Some others include Alice in Wonderland, Dark Shadows, Corpse Bride and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024 He’s been in productions of hits like Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Funny Girl and Proof, among many others. Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024 In the summer of 2015, representatives for both sides took their seats in a conference room in a building called the International Dispute Resolution Centre on Fleet Street. Jesse Barron, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024 Josh Groban stars as the titular demon barber of Fleet Street opposite Annaleigh Ashford as the deviously madcap Mrs. Lovett. Christian Holub, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Fleet Street, London, England, center of the London newspaper district

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Fleet Street was in 1882

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Cite this Entry

“Fleet Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Fleet%20Street. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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