thoroughfare

Example Sentences

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In the afternoons, power suddenly grinds to a halt, even on thoroughfares in the busiest cities.

From The Wall Street Journal

The tractors are expected to crawl along the capital's major thoroughfares, including the Champs-Elysees.

From Barron's

AFP reporters saw residents conducting business as normal in the shops of Vali-Asr, the grand thoroughfare that crosses the city from north to south.

From Barron's

He often sees deer on the main thoroughfares.

From BBC

Tom Morris, a retired Imagineer who worked closely with Sotto, says Sotto’s Main Street possesses “an extra layer of storytelling,” adding that Sotto gave the thoroughfare “more of an opportunity for exploration.”

From Los Angeles Times