How to Use boulevard in a Sentence

boulevard

noun
  • Now the group is working on their vision of the boulevard as a greenway.
    Eva Botkin-Kowacki, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Those with skateboards rode up and down the boulevard, dodging out of the way of old women who frowned at them.
    Ayşegül Savaş, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Transit’s central bus terminal is adjacent to the boulevard on the east side of the tracks.
    David Lyons, sun-sentinel.com, 9 Apr. 2021
  • The boulevard was forty yards wide, divided by a bed of flowers and a fountain lit up in neon colors: blue, pink, silver.
    Jonas Eika, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Whether the street goes wavy or not, people would have more space to walk on a boulevard known the world over for its elegant shops, upscale restaurants and bustling bars.
    Susannah Bryan, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Each jurisdiction has its own road-naming authority for its portion of the boulevard.
    Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2021
  • One credible plan has emerged to lower I-35 and then cap the highway with a boulevard for local traffic.
    Charles Marohn For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 22 Mar. 2021
  • The transformation of Broward County’s most famous boulevard has been in the works for nearly three years and discussed for at least a decade.
    Susannah Bryan, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Crawford Avenue, one of Skokie’s main north-south thoroughfares, is for the most part a four-lane road with a boulevard median.
    Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2024
  • In recent years, there has been an effort to convert State 175 to an at-grade boulevard, which would help in reconnecting the park with its neighbors to the west.
    Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Sarmiento and her husband and son had found informal work selling boxer shorts from a stand along a busy boulevard in Mexico City's historic center.
    Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The county shut down access from the major boulevard that fed the street running in front of Puck’s flagship restaurant, effectively turning the road into a cul-de-sac.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Even the beach boulevard, a swirly black-and-white mosaic design by landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx, is a visual knockout.
    Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2021
  • In this vision, Ross becomes a genuine boulevard, with lanes slimmed to accommodate cycling, wider sidewalks and otherwise conform to the same standards as the rest of the district.
    Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Lounge on the beach or stroll down Lincoln Road, Miami Beach's pedestrian-only boulevard and outdoor mall, lined with restaurants and shops.
    Judy Koutsky, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2021
  • Fast forward to today, and Detroit and the state of Michigan are planning to tear down Interstate 375 and convert it to a boulevard.
    Matt McFarland, CNN, 27 Feb. 2021
  • The smell carried down the boulevard in the spring breeze.
    Oliver Briscoe, CNN, 11 May 2023
  • All the stars in the sky or on the boulevard can't hold a candle to that.
    Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The first thing one notices is the hush, as the noise of the boulevard fades away.
    New York Times, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Alas, if only the Boskop had had the chance to stroll a Parisian boulevard!
    Richard Granger, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Already some of that can be seen at the upper end of the boulevard.
    Robert Higgs, cleveland, 6 Oct. 2021
  • The rows of people sleeping stretched the length of the boulevard driving into the city.
    NBC News, 10 Sep. 2023
  • On The Mall, the grand boulevard leading to the palace, black London taxis lined up in tribute.
    Henry Austin, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2022
  • The train would be elevated and run down the middle of the boulevard.
    Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
  • There's also a rooftop bar with a small pool and a great view of the boulevard stretching out towards the sea.
    Jamie Ditaranto, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2024
  • In the past, Cadillacs have been engineered to float you along the boulevard as if it were paved with clouds.
    Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 10 Feb. 2023
  • So San Pedro just drives a brand-new boulevard through your brain.
    Nandini Balial, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The homes and buildings sit several feet above the boulevard.
    WSJ, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The weekday traffic on the beachside boulevard moved at a crawl.
    BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2021
  • Voice-over: What more fitting honor than to put his name on the greatest boulevard in the world?
    Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com, 14 May 2021

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