Fleet Street

noun

: the London press
Fleet Streeter noun

Examples of Fleet Street in a Sentence

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Bower, who is also a musician, made his film debut in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025 The first Best Actor nomination came for Pirates of the Caribbean (2003), which was followed by nods for Finding Neverland (2004) and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007). Tim Lammers, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 After making his debut on the Main Stem in Hamilton in 2016, the actor went on to star in Dear Evan Hansen (2020), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2023) and the aforementioned Hadestown. Dave Quinn, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025 Foster is two-time Tony Award winner who recently starred on Broadway in The Music Man, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and Once Upon a Mattress. Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Fleet Street

Word History

Etymology

Fleet Street, London, England, center of the London newspaper district

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Fleet Street was in 1882

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“Fleet Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Fleet%20Street. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.

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