boulevard

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bou·le·vard | \ ˈbu̇-lə-ˌvärd

, ˈbü- also ˈbə- \

Definition of boulevard

: a broad often landscaped thoroughfare

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Examples of boulevard in a Sentence

the city is celebrated for its broad, tree-lined boulevards

Recent Examples on the Web The boulevard is a three-mile, $306 million project largely funded through bonds backed by Ohio Turnpike tolls that will connect I-490 at East 55th Street to East 105th Street in University Circle. — Steven Litt, cleveland, 21 May 2021 There are seven stops along the boulevard on the bus route, which connects downtown to San Diego State University. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2021 The boulevard was forty yards wide, divided by a bed of flowers and a fountain lit up in neon colors: blue, pink, silver. — Jonas Eika, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2021 As a kickoff to LGBTQ+ Pride Month in June, a painting of the star's breakout album title in pride colors was also revealed on the boulevard, as an additional commemoration of Gaga's work. — Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 May 2021 Will today’s teen, somewhere down the boulevard of life, be called upon to square a circle (hopefully not, since that was proved to be impossible in 1882), or be asked to demonstrate that the sum of the exterior angles of a polygon is 360 degrees? — Jordan Ellenberg, WSJ, 22 May 2021 Some residents in recent council meetings have opposed the idea of a trail on the boulevard. — cleveland, 21 May 2021 Those with skateboards rode up and down the boulevard, dodging out of the way of old women who frowned at them. — Ayşegül Savaş, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2021 At the time, the cruise was taking place on a fat stretch of the southern portion of the boulevard, mostly facing brightly lighted car dealerships and auto shops between Oxnard Street and Burbank Boulevard. — Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2021

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