Etymology
Origin of streetscape
Example Sentences
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Politicians in the city say the move is about bringing Amsterdam's streetscape into line with the local government's own environmental targets.
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
Like many cafes in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, the circa-1946 Café Giảng slots into the hectic, colorful streetscape like a narrow paperback on a library shelf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
“On a dime, we reimagined large swaths of our streetscape, kept restaurants and bars afloat, protected and preserved the hospitality industry while making New York City so much more dynamic.”
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2024
That is particularly true in Kyiv, the capital, where small coffee kiosks staffed by trained baristas serving tasty mochas for less than $2 have become a fixture of the streetscape.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
And two ballpoint pens—the top halves filled with water in which a cut-out collage of a London streetscape was suspended.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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