high street

British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of high street Lloyds is one of the largest mortgage lenders in the U.K. and owns high street bank Halifax and Bank of Scotland, as well as credit card provider MBNA. Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025 The mall houses more than 100 designer and popular high street names, including Polo Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Paul Smith, and The North Face, and offers discounts of up to 60 percent on many items. Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2025 In a separate report, also issued Tuesday, the British high street giant Next plc said consumer behavior is changing quickly. Samantha Conti, WWD, 8 Jan. 2025 Nearly every designer or high street brand hopped on the movement; Khaite, Louis Vuitton and Mango, just to name a few, offered shirts with contrasting seams and studded suede bags. Rosana Lai, Glamour, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for high street 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high street
Noun
  • The Founders Philly Freeze-Out takes over a stretch of Main Street from 11am-4pm with ice carving demonstrations, food trucks, a winter market, and family friendly activities.
    Mike D'Onofrio, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The development, named Union 93, was originally envisioned as having 350 apartments, some businesses, and a plaza across from Meridian City Hall on Broadway Avenue and Main Street.
    Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Find the parallel streets because where everyone's going is the touristy area, but the parallel streets and the side streets are where the locals have their businesses.
    Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Later that night, those new measures were visible, but at least two side streets leading to Bourbon did not appear to be fully sealed off and had only lightweight bicycle rack-style barricades.
    Laura Strickler, NBC News, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • While sunlight melted snow in some areas on Wednesday, some school districts noted rural and side roads were still ice- and slush-covered in their announcements.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The side roads are not being paid attention to, with the city and the state concentrating most of their attention on the larger roads.
    Dale Ellis, arkansasonline.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Travel is strongly discouraged, but if necessary, drivers are urged to slow down, maintain extra distance between vehicles, and exercise caution on bridges, overpasses, and secondary roads.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
  • On Saturday, officials in northern Alabama said schools could remain closed Monday if ice doesn't melt off secondary roads.
    SARA CLINE AND BEN FINLEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025

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“High street.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20street. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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