How to Use main drag in a Sentence

main drag

noun
  • Crews were hard at work on mixed-use retail and apartments along a main drag.
    — Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Start with a stroll along Water Street, the town’s main drag.
    — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026
  • And farmers, up and down this same main drag in town in 1980.
    — Grant Blankenship, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The trailer park’s main drag was paved, but at the stake fence that marked its end, the asphalt turned to hardpan dirt.
    — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • Many of the establishments on the town's main drag were small and quaint and family run.
    — Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The drive to the hotel down a winding road off a main drag affords a view of fairways and greens in abundance.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2024
  • But its main drag is also lined with shops and restaurants, attracting visitors from all over the world.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The town’s main drag, the Strand, was just out front, and had changed quite a bit since my last visit, in the best way possible.
    — Zoe Westman, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The rundown one in town – which sits off the city's main drag – includes a carousel, two swings, where there used to be four, a climbing net and a slide.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 25 Jan. 2026
  • During Family Week, moms and moms and dads and dads, dogs and strollers by their sides, fill the town’s main drag.
    — Rostam, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
  • Milford hosts a bed race down its main drag during the annual fall Milford Alive!
    — Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
  • Save time to walk up and down Fredericksburg's main drag to sample wine, food, art and more history.
    — Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Tivoli’s main drag, offering drinking, dining shopping and a hotel, is five minutes away by foot.
    — Angela Serratore, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Volunteers rose early to plant knee-high American flags along Freeport’s main drag.
    — Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
  • The city’s 15,000 residents support a small but active main drag.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Its main drag is lined with independent boutiques, coffee shops, and restaurants buzzing with people in the winter.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Today, Corso Italia—its main drag—is lined with luxury boutiques.
    — Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Drunken brawls, some murders, a few disappearances and ghost sightings were reported along its main drag.
    — Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
  • The town has a historic main drag with shops, restaurants, and galleries, and it’s surrounded by spectacular scenery.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2023
  • There’s plenty of breezy outdoor dining options outside of Sacramento’s main drag as well.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
  • The town’s main drag resembles a sort of family-friendly version of the Las Vegas strip.
    — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The bar in question, located in an alley off Kyiv’s main drag, has been a popular venue for many years, although the name has changed a few times.
    — Sabra Ayres, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
  • The property is hidden off a main drag and completely enveloped in five acres of tropical greenery with four swimming pools and a stretch of beach.
    — Tracey Minkin, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Joe and her team pulled to a stop in the middle of a main drag, then hunkered down inside the Suburban and behind its doors to pick off adversaries.
    — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Oct. 2024
  • Most every single business along Evergreen’s main drag has pulled its weight in some way for community relief.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
  • This charming town on Lake Macatawa's shore has a rich Dutch heritage and a main drag lined with boutiques, art galleries, and eateries.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Once removed, drivers will reach Elmwood Place from local roads that tie into Vine Street, its main drag.
    — The Enquirer, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Meandering through each one is a convenient way to spend a lazy afternoon, all without leaving Tiburon’s main drag.
    — Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
  • Stroll along Atlantic Avenue, the city’s walkable main drag lined with restaurants, bars, boutiques, and galleries.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The village’s main drag features five experimental outdoor air filters.
    — Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 25 June 2024

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