Examples of sidewalk in a Sentence
Bicycles are not allowed on the sidewalk.
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Flowers lined the sidewalks where people waiting to enter watched a large screen playing video excerpts of Jackson's notable speeches.
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Arkansas Online, 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
There was something about the footprints disappearing in the powder dusting the sidewalks, the heaps of dirty snow that the kids tried to conquer like Everest, and dogs nearly my size scratching their backs on a tiny patch of ice that resonated with me.
—Leslie Hsu Oh, Outside, 26 Feb. 2026
The pair waited until Hinojosa hit the sidewalk outside the property, shook her hand and then asked for selfies.
—Karen Brooks Harper
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 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
There was something about the footprints disappearing in the powder dusting the sidewalks, the heaps of dirty snow that the kids tried to conquer like Everest, and dogs nearly my size scratching their backs on a tiny patch of ice that resonated with me.
—Leslie Hsu Oh, Outside, 26 Feb. 2026
The pair waited until Hinojosa hit the sidewalk outside the property, shook her hand and then asked for selfies.
—Karen Brooks Harper
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sidewalk
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“Sidewalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sidewalk. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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sidewalk
noun
side·walk
ˈsīd-ˌwȯk 
: a usually paved walk at the side of a street or road
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