: a street joining and often terminated by a main thoroughfare
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We live on a quiet side street.
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There’s also one in Hollywood where Cafe Des Artistes used to be on that weird little side street.—Eric Ducker, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026 Florida in the winter is bumper-to-bumper traffic, and that’s on the side streets!—Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026 In the aftermath of that storm, Wu’s public works department failed to get rid of the snow fast enough to unclog side streets and sidewalks, leaving pedestrians and motorists navigating a dangerous situation in Boston for days.—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026 The side streets around Marylou's are still buried, preventing crews from getting to powerlines.—Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for side street