down the street

idiom

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

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Body camera footage shows a deputy speaking to a teenager who said his mom was down the street. Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025 Then pop down the street to Caribsea for dinner, where all the fish is local and sustainably sourced. Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025 An Ash & Elm restaurant-bar just down the street from the Homoyas' production facility followed in August 2021, and last September the brand opened another location in Carmel. Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 24 Sep. 2025 Other footage captured Macron walking down the street towards the French embassy, while still speaking to Trump on the phone. Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025 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 1 Oct. 2025.

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