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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Alex directed us to a slim strip of Fortieth Road, off Main Street, where the sidewalk was mostly canopied under aluminum frames.
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Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
According to an April 23 Facebook post from the East Hartford Police, the toddler escaped from their mother and ran towards the traffic on Main Street.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
Wasson, who was armed, instead ran toward Main Street, the footage showed, and both Feldner and Holland ran after him, repeatedly telling Wasson to drop the gun.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 25 Apr. 2024
Smaller memorial sits in the heart of downtown Waukesha
The more-costly Grede Park memorial will join the Main Street memorial, located at one corner of the Five Points intersection, that was dedicated on Nov. 21, 2023, the second anniversary of the incident.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
Fire crews were dispatched just before 11 a.m. to the area of Westport Road and Main Street after a KC Streetcar construction crew struck a gas main, according to Michael Hopkins, a spokesman for the Kansas City Fire Department.
—Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2024
The city’s zoning rules had previously limited building heights to 96 feet on the planned island, but the new regulations will allow a maximum of 20 stories for buildings along North Main Street.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
Crump was named a Disney Legend in 2004 and got an honorary palm reader window on Disneyland’s Main Street USA promising whimsical and weird predictions that will haunt you.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 22 Apr. 2024
The tornado reached speeds of up to 110 miles per hour on a two-mile path before dissipating on Main Street, according to the NWS.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2024
Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
According to an April 23 Facebook post from the East Hartford Police, the toddler escaped from their mother and ran towards the traffic on Main Street.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
Wasson, who was armed, instead ran toward Main Street, the footage showed, and both Feldner and Holland ran after him, repeatedly telling Wasson to drop the gun.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 25 Apr. 2024
Smaller memorial sits in the heart of downtown Waukesha
The more-costly Grede Park memorial will join the Main Street memorial, located at one corner of the Five Points intersection, that was dedicated on Nov. 21, 2023, the second anniversary of the incident.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
Fire crews were dispatched just before 11 a.m. to the area of Westport Road and Main Street after a KC Streetcar construction crew struck a gas main, according to Michael Hopkins, a spokesman for the Kansas City Fire Department.
—Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2024
The city’s zoning rules had previously limited building heights to 96 feet on the planned island, but the new regulations will allow a maximum of 20 stories for buildings along North Main Street.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
Crump was named a Disney Legend in 2004 and got an honorary palm reader window on Disneyland’s Main Street USA promising whimsical and weird predictions that will haunt you.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 22 Apr. 2024
The tornado reached speeds of up to 110 miles per hour on a two-mile path before dissipating on Main Street, according to the NWS.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Main Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Main%20Street. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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