Sentence examples for stretch of street from inspiring English sources

Look at this stretch of street.

Men sat on a wide mat on an empty stretch of street, wrapping their turbans tight to ward off dust.

That stretch of street was literally buried under Park West by one of Robert Moses' slum-clearance projects.

Around 300 people gathered on a closed-off stretch of street, hoisting signs decrying steep budget cuts proposed by Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy's administration.

Half an hour later, the stretch of street was empty except for two buses parked at odd angles in the roadway, empty and unmoving.

I skulked along the remaining 300-meter stretch of street -- the main route taken by security officials from the Green Zone to the ministries' complex, and a favorite location for bombings.

The march will cover a stretch of streets in the blocks surrounding the White House and Justice Department and wind up at the Washington Monument, organizers said.

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced on Monday that he will create a car-free zone on three Saturdays in August, along a 6.9-mile stretch of streets through Manhattan, from the Brooklyn Bridge, north to Park Avenue and the Upper East Side.

The biggest stretch of streets to be policed..

The stretch of streets has become one giant open air theater and is truly one of the world's premier venues for street performers.

Many neighbors have been annoyed by cars parked on stretches of street that by neighborhood custom have been used by residents' second cars.