high street

British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of high street Denim was dark-washed, structured and streamlined across the collections presented for fall, when the high street stores will offer up a studiously serious take on dressing. Rhonda Richford, WWD, 14 Mar. 2025 The Swedish high street retailer said the timing of Black Friday had hurt sales, but that things had picked up in December and January. Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025 Problems with online banking services are exacerbated by the ongoing closure of many high street bank branches in the U.K., with customers often unable to visit a bank in person to make payments or take out money. Barry Collins, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025 There are new mesh styles on the high street, with options ranging from cobalt blue mules at Cos to sock-like barely-there flats from Khaite. Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high street
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high street
Noun
  • Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Wall Street, K Street and Main Street are awaiting what President Donald Trump has called his biggest batch of tariffs yet.
    Michele Luhn, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The event is hosted by the same group that organizes the Cruise Nights, which are set to start the following Thursday, April 17, from 6 p.m. until sunset on Main Street.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The offices are a warren of small, cluttered rooms located on a side street downtown.
    David Segal, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Took long walks around the neighborhood, with its sloping side streets and telephone wires and tiny patio gardens.
    Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Troopers later located the BMW on the side roads in Fairfield and were able to follow the vehicle from a distance.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The truck turned east off the highway onto a side road and was eventually pulled over by a deputy at the end of East Pine Street.
    Max Silverson, Idaho Statesman, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Parker said most highways are in decent shape, and road crews will focus on frontage and secondary roads.
    Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Black ice is expected to form, especially on secondary roads and areas with runoff from melting snow.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025

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“High street.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20street. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

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