high street

noun

British
: a main or principal street

Examples of high street in a Sentence

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Large scale sign for the high street clothes and clothing brand H&M on 4th August 2025 in London, United Kingdom. Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025 Gianvito Rossi has crafted a beautiful pair, while the high street has certainly got the brown boot memo, with stand-out styles at Massimo Dutti and COS. Emma Spedding, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2025 The Stop Trump Coalition will march down Windsor high street on the day Trump arrives. Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 16 Sep. 2025 The results put it ahead of its high street rival H&M, which saw sales gain 1 percent in constant currency in its second quarter, ending May 31. Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high street

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of high street was before the 12th century

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“High street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20street. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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