the city is celebrated for its broad, tree-lined boulevards
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The commercial center at the corner of Alhambra and Stockton boulevards — where The Sacramento Bee’s offices are now — was once a cannery operated by Libby, McNeill & Libby.—Sacbee.com, 18 Dec. 2025 The California Highway Patrol said southbound Highway 238 to East 14th Street and Lewelling Boulevard from Mission to Paradise boulevards were shut down due to the fire, and people were being urged to avoid the area.—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025 An aerial view of the property, which sits on less than a quarter of an acre between Hollywood and Sunset boulevards.—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2025 Paris is an ideal match with its grand boulevards, fashion houses, museums, romantic neighborhoods, and an expressive culture that invites you to step into your radiance and feel fully seen.—Colin Bedell, Them., 17 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for boulevard
Word History
Etymology
French, modification of Middle Dutch bolwerc bulwark
: a wide avenue often having grass strips with trees along its center or sides
Etymology
from French boulevard "walkway lined with trees," derived from early Dutch bolwerc "bulwark, rampart"; so called because the earliest boulevards were at sites of razed fortifications — related to bulwark
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