avenue
a line of approach
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,817 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,885 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a line of approach they explored every avenue they could think ofit promises to open new avenues to understanding
- a wide street or thoroughfare also: boulevard
avenue in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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She took Drusilla to one of the exclusive shops on Fifth Avenue.
Drusilla with a Million · Elizabeth Cooper · Chapter 2
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The drive across the park and up the long avenue was fraught with difficulty.
The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel · Elinor Glyn · Chapter 1
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From the house downwards through the park stretched a beautiful broad avenue laid out by Henry VII.
Nonsense Novels · Stephen Leacock · Chapter 2
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There were races in the Bois de Boulogne; and the equipages were five and six abreast on the avenue.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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We walked across what must have been Jarvis Field to what must have been North Avenue, and there he left me.
My First Visit to New England, and Others · William Dean Howells · Chapter 1