Main Street

noun

1
: the principal street of a small town
2
a
: the sections of a country centering about its small towns
b
: a place or environment characterized by materialistic self-complacent provincialism
Main Streeter noun

Examples of Main Street in a Sentence

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Gomez was located at the North Main Street location until last summer and moved to 1325 NW. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Jan. 2025 The Old Saybrook location was on Main Street in that popular shoreline town. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2025 Both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue have lagged Main Street in coming to terms with both the scale of the challenge and the scale of the opportunity. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 Earlier this month, Main Street Sports officially emerged from bankruptcy, ending a nearly two-year ordeal. Alex Sherman, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for Main Street 

Word History

First Known Use

1745, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Main Street was in 1745

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“Main Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Main%20Street. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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