Sentence examples for are more main from inspiring English sources

The town houses that line some side streets as you head north are old and elegant; the low-slung buildings along the avenue with preserved glass-pane- and wood-frame storefronts are more Main Street than boulevard; and the little row of old houses, anchored by the red brick Federal that takes up the northwest corner of 21st Street, is a surprise.

If her taste could be described in terms of Disneyland, you might say it was more Main Street than Tomorrowland.

While the institutions are elite, the potential benefits of their work could not be more Main Street.

First, Portfolio launched with its promise of being a business pub for people who don't like business; next, Fox Business News went live, vowing to be more Main Street than Wall Street.

"There are more than 25 main characters," says Gråbøl.

I was no doubt guilty of concentrating on these lurid lyrics myself, yet for me the words are more sideshow than main event.

Alas, things are more complicated, for three main reasons.

It must be said that some of her digressions are more interesting than her main story.

I'd be tempted to make a meal of two appetizers, which are more consistent than the main courses.

Mr. Mendelson's main courses are more mellow than striking.

The main courses are more straightforward than the appetizers.