Main Street
noun
1
: the principal street of a small town
2
a
: the sections of a country centering about its small towns
b
: a place or environment characterized by materialistic self-complacent provincialism
Examples of Main Street in a Sentence
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The festival stretches across four blocks of Fifth Street, between Main Street and east of Sentinel Street in downtown Cincinnati.
—
Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 20 May 2024
The location opened in 1994 as part of an effort to revitalize the Main Street corridor.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2024
The incident occurred outside a business on Main Street between University Drive and Fourth Street around 8:45 p.m. Saturday, Rochester police said in a Facebook post.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 19 May 2024
Officers responded to a night club in the 3200 block of North Main Street around 4 a.m. Sunday, finding a man with gunshot wounds to his upper body.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2024
Set within the Green Mountains, the property opened in late 2023 at 630 Main Street in its eponymous town.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 May 2024
Mesa: Sycamore and Main Street; Mesa Drive and Main Street; Gilbert Road and Main Street.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2024
The headquarters are on Main Street in Kansas City.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 May 2024
Staff recommended using the money to fund several initiatives, including a new back-up ambulance for the fire department or adding money back into capital improvement projects and Main Street revitalization plans.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 20 May 2024
The location opened in 1994 as part of an effort to revitalize the Main Street corridor.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2024
The incident occurred outside a business on Main Street between University Drive and Fourth Street around 8:45 p.m. Saturday, Rochester police said in a Facebook post.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 19 May 2024
Officers responded to a night club in the 3200 block of North Main Street around 4 a.m. Sunday, finding a man with gunshot wounds to his upper body.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2024
Set within the Green Mountains, the property opened in late 2023 at 630 Main Street in its eponymous town.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 May 2024
Mesa: Sycamore and Main Street; Mesa Drive and Main Street; Gilbert Road and Main Street.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2024
The headquarters are on Main Street in Kansas City.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 May 2024
Staff recommended using the money to fund several initiatives, including a new back-up ambulance for the fire department or adding money back into capital improvement projects and Main Street revitalization plans.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
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“Main Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Main%20Street. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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