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down the street

idiom

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

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Meanwhile, local residents walked down the street to continue a long family tradition. Heath Kalb, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025 In fact, the home bar at my house has a little more of a generous pour than the bar down the street. Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2025 Lett’s cooking is still available to Angelenos on Abbott Kinney, with his outstanding RVR serving his take on an izakaya just down the street from Gjelina. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025 Now, in a new location down the street from its original home, the classic Chinese-American diner rooted in a historic Jewish community is serving Canton Knish to a fresh fan base. Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 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 Dec. 2025.

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