through street
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of through street
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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“This is insane,” he repeated as he walked through street after street of charred cars and homes reduced to nothing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025
The artist uses the Constitution of India and its articles promising equality as the backdrop to the goddess while local actors enact the gap between the promise of the Constitution and reality through street theatre.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024
He was elected president with the support of many voters who were eager to remove any traces of the dictatorship in the country’s governance through street protests.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
The group is now actively and openly soliciting new fighters from across Russia through street banners and recruiters in at least 27 of the country’s 85 regions, according to a tally by The Washington Post.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2022
My father likes to sift through street castoffs and industrial junk heaps for treasures.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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