main road

Example Sentences

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The house cut an impressive figure, jutting out from the main road with its traditional wooden architecture and curved roof tiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

It started on a quiet residential side street, then turned left past a giant blue mural before snaking 100m down the main road to the doors of a new dental practice.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The main road through the Forum has been closed since the pine fell, lightly injuring three passers-by, on February 1.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

The main road linking the city to the capital, Antananarivo, was cut off in several places, "blocking humanitarian convoys", it said, while telecommunications were unstable.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

"And even if it was safe, young 'un, I'd be ashamed to be seen with you on the main road."

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis