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promenade

[prom-uh-nayd, -nahd] / ˌprɒm əˈneɪd, -ˈnɑd /


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On the promenade itself, views mostly ran pro-park one recent day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The wych elm is the last remaining tree of a row that was planted along the original promenade in the 19th century, to shelter it from the sea breeze.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

There are so few cars in Cuba's capital that it is possible to cross the Malecon, the once bustling seafront promenade, without looking.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

At L’Alegria de l’Horta on the Malvarrosa Beach promenade, I sit in pressed clothes and drink fine Valencian wine.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026

The Defender proclaimed it “the popular promenade for the masses and classes.”

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

Once little more than a dirt path used by prospecting gold miners, it later became one of the country’s first pedestrian-only promenades when the city closed it off to traffic in the 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

These sort of wind speeds will lead to large coastal waves which are likely to overtop the sea walls and promenades.

From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026

The park — once known as Westlake Park — was on the city’s western edge, and Wilshire Boulevard was its Champs-Élysées, perfect for Sunday afternoon promenades.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2024

The lake that rims the city is so pristine that bathers sometimes dip into the water directly from the city’s sidewalks and promenades.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2023

The promenades boast animated cameos and portraits of famed courtiers that wink and wave as we pass.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

From Johannesburg to Cape Town and other areas across the country thousands of people, most with mandated face masks and keeping some distance, promenaded outside.

From Washington Times ● May 1, 2020

Memories of I-10 bedlam began to evaporate as we promenaded through the compact, tiered garden, serenaded by the gentle babble of small fountains.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2018

The reservoirs are currently undergoing a modernization process that may convert them into a promenaded recreation area akin to Echo Park.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2016

I would to God Shakespeare had lived later, & promenaded in Broadway.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 23, 2016

He put his hand over hers and then wrapped her arm around his elbow, and together they promenaded down toward a secluded area of Coney Island beach by the edge of the water.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

"Here's hoping we have some nice weather for the promenading pooches."

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2023

It will spend another 3 years promenading among the moons, eventually ending up in a tight orbit around Ganymede—the first time a spacecraft will orbit a moon other than Earth’s.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 5, 2023

We saw startling modernization of Saudi society — I could never have imagined street musicians and unveiled women promenading in Jiddah.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2022

She recalled Saturday nights promenading on Third Street and trying to snatch the brass ring at the pier’s merry-go-round to get a free ride.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2021

I was a bride, promenading down the center aisle of San Juan Evangelista twenty years back to marry the man with whom I would have our dear children, dearer than my life.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez


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