down the street

phrase

: some distance away on the same street
our neighbor down the street

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The city offered a site in Exposition Park, just down the street from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, where Lucas first honed his craft. Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 The tourists mutter in disbelief before the driver of the bus heads down the street to the next haunted stop. Sonjirose Chin, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026 Mammy’s For Many More Years To Come ​Today, Mammy’s is housed in the Old Stables building just down the street from the original location, a livery stable from 1885. Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2026 And just down the street, there's an elementary school named after a Haitian leader who helped liberate the island nation. Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for down the street

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“Down the street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20the%20street. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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