Haymarket
Americannoun
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a famous London market 1644–1830.
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a street in London, site of this market, known for its theaters.
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a playhouse erected in London in 1720 and still in use.
Example Sentences
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The son of a Swiss theologian, Heidegger devoted himself to promoting Italian opera at the Queen’s Theatre in the Haymarket.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
This essay is adapted from the author's book "Song for a Hard-Hit People: A Memoir of Antiracist Solidarity from a Coal Miner's Daughter," published by Haymarket Books.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
The production, directed by James MacDonald, is running at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2024
She played Mary in a 1992 British production at Leicester’s Haymarket Theatre, where Sondheim and Furth were tinkering with the show away from the New York-London spotlight.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2024
She had devoted herself to the Arbeiter-Zeitung, a German-language worker’s paper infamous for its role in the Haymarket Bombing.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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