How to Use main drag in a Sentence

main drag

noun
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  • The drive to the hotel down a winding road off a main drag affords a view of fairways and greens in abundance.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2024
  • This charming town on Lake Macatawa's shore has a rich Dutch heritage and a main drag lined with boutiques, art galleries, and eateries.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2024
  • State Highway 48 cuts through the forest and divides the town, forcing some residents to the town’s main drag to visit or escape.
    — Greg Burton, The Arizona Republic, 19 June 2024
  • The bar in question, located in an alley off Kyiv’s main drag, has been a popular venue for many years, although the name has changed a few times.
    — Sabra Ayres, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
  • Once removed, drivers will reach Elmwood Place from local roads that tie into Vine Street, its main drag.
    — The Enquirer, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The town has a historic main drag with shops, restaurants, and galleries, and it’s surrounded by spectacular scenery.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Reminders of the earthquake are visible in many places: cracks through storefronts, fractures along buildings of the city’s main drag, debris from a mosque minaret, crumbled on the sidewalk.
    — Nimet Kirac, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The property is hidden off a main drag and completely enveloped in five acres of tropical greenery with four swimming pools and a stretch of beach.
    — Tracey Minkin, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Stretching from Mallory Square to the Southernmost Point, this main drag is lined with outdoor cafes, funky boutiques, art galleries, and some of the most famous bars and saloons in the country.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2023
  • While locals and in-the-know travelers have long loved strolling along the town’s main drag of Atlantic Avenue for art galleries, bistros, bars, and shops, the downtown area is now expanding with even more to explore.
    — Lia Picard, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 June 2023
  • Where to Shop Main Street Aurora’s main drag has an array of cute little shops, with an ever-changing array of antiques, ephemera, and sundries.
    — Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2023
  • This week, on a narrow street about a half mile from Crestline’s main drag, David Neighbours was helping to dig out his 90-year-old friend, whose car and walkway were still blocked by snow piles some 18 days after the snowfall began.
    — Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Water Street, its main drag, has a smattering of restaurants interspersed with antique shops, but for a bite with a view, check out the popular Dog Watch Cafe overlooking the harbor.
    — Amy Thomas, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Gomez, 49, had worked nearly half his life at this casual, family-friendly restaurant located on a quiet side street a block and a half from the buzz of touristy Front Street, Lahaina’s main drag.
    — Lewis Abraham Leader, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The village’s main drag features five experimental outdoor air filters.
    — Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 25 June 2024
  • On a recent Friday afternoon, the veteran dealer stood behind a buffalo blackjack table inside the Ameristar casino off Black Hawk’s main drag, swiftly doling out cards to a lone player.
    — Sam Tabachnik, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Above right: Boonville’s charming main drag is tainted by several empty, dilapidated buildings.
    — Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Apr. 2023

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