How to Use Downing Street in a Sentence

Downing Street

noun
  • Downing Street or the Bank of England.
    — Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Even though it was filmed on the actual Downing Street.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Downing Street staff provide for his food and veterinary care.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • The prime minister’s lectern wheeled out at Downing Street.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 23 June 2026
  • What's Larry the Cat's role at Downing Street?
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • Starmer was the sixth occupant of Downing Street to quit under pressure in the last decade.
    — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 23 June 2026
  • Meanwhile, Downing Street staff are lining the street outside.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
  • On Thursday, Starmer met with police chiefs at Downing Street.
    — William Booth, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Part of that might be because of Downing Street’s media management.
    — Mark Landler, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Fox News Digital has reached out to Downing Street for comment.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Fox News Digital has reached out to Downing Street for comment.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • For decades, one Downing Street townhouse was a convivial hub for family, friends, and people in the arts.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Larry has free run of the residence and is cared for by Downing Street staff, who provide his food and veterinary care.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • Natalie works at 10 Downing Street serving him tea and biscuits.
    — Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Fox News Digital has reached out to 10 Downing Street for comment.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The Conservatives won the election, so Cameron stayed in Downing Street.
    — Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 19 May 2026
  • Meanwhile, 10 Downing Street will soon get a new occupant, for the seventh time in 10 years.
    — Gail Krishnan, CNBC, 23 June 2026
  • Her last film role was as the housekeeper at Downing Street in ‘Love Actually’.
    — Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
  • All week, Downing Street has insisted that Starmer has no intention of resigning.
    — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
  • Larry the cat waiting at the door of 10 Downing Street in London, England.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Zelenskiy and Starmer embraced before heading in to their meeting in Downing Street.
    — Catarina Demony, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
  • In the event of an opening at 10 Downing Street, there is already a list of Labour members many see as his replacement.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The shortest honeymoon period since Liz Truss was in Downing Street is well and truly over.
    — Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The White House assured a horrified Downing Street that such outlandish claims would not be repeated.
    — David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Downing Street said no minister, member of the government or special adviser was involved.
    — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Sometimes the speeches led protesters to Trafalgar Square, even Downing Street.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, The New York Review of Books, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Will the Dalton drama continue at 10 Downing Street?
    — Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Media reports say that Starmer could step down as early as Monday, but no official word has come out of Downing Street as of yet.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 22 June 2026
  • Behind the scenes, any infighting from the Gallaghers paled in comparison to what was going on in Downing Street.
    — Thomas Page, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Downing Street has blamed the Foreign Office for the failure, and a top civil servant has reportedly been sacked.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026

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