avenue

Example Sentences

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On Saturday, thousands gathered along the avenue and, after several practice runs, made their record attempt.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

As fans celebrated the dramatic penalty shoot out victory, some 20,000 people converged on the city's iconic Champs-Elysees avenue, police said.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

Otero was arrested weeks later, when he was on his way to protests after he called on social media for people to join him on the Malecón, Havana’s iconic seafront avenue.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Nardi has picked up capybaras from a supermarket warehouse, a shopping-mall parking lot, and a gas station on a busy avenue.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

It was dark in the church; street lights had been snapping on all around him on the populous avenue; the light of the day was gone.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin