thoroughfare

Example Sentences

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Reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial thoroughfare for the Gulf’s energy exports, has been a focus of the diplomatic efforts, the Arab officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

The other spectators watched the show on a dozen screens installed further down the road, all the way to the main thoroughfare blocks away.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

The complex gained fame as an arresting sight on the L.A. skyline, a graffiti-covered oddity on Figueroa Street — the wide thoroughfare that connects downtown’s financial district with L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

A giant digital screen onstage features a countdown clock and a loudspeaker along the main thoroughfare also keeps guests appraised of how much time they have the get back to their seats.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

He had a feeling that he had been in this neighborhood before, and that there was a main thoroughfare not far away.

From "1984" by George Orwell