main road

Example Sentences

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“They want to be on a main road, somewhere convenient and visible.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

One video showed a main road with cars passing by, with the sports hall visible in the background.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The main road through the Forum has been closed since the pine fell, lightly injuring three passers-by, on February 1.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

The main road linking the city to the capital, Antananarivo, was cut off in several places, "blocking humanitarian convoys", it said, while telecommunications were unstable.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Odenigbo wanted to go to Abba, to see where his mother lay, and each day he walked to the main road to find out whether the Nigerian soldiers were letting cars pass.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie