thoroughfare

Example Sentences

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"Put them in jail now!" protesters chanted as they marched down the Manila thoroughfare known as EDSA, site of the People Power Movement that helped oust Marcos's father from power in 1986.

From Barron's

Protesters honked their car horns and hoisted blue and white Israeli flags - crippling traffic along the Ayalon highway, the main north-south thoroughfare running through the coastal city.

From Washington Times

Near the intersection of Commonwealth and Mount Vernon avenues, the neighborhood’s two biggest thoroughfares, stands “Three Eggs in Space,” an ovoid limestone art installation.

From Washington Post

Chanting “the country is on fire,” furious protesters lit bonfires on Tel Aviv’s main highway, closing the thoroughfare and many others throughout the country for hours.

From Seattle Times

Following the shooting, groups of settlers rampaged along the main thoroughfare in Hawara, which is used by both Palestinians and Israeli settlers.

From Seattle Times