down the street

idiom

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

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Aurora Police Department Video footage shows a woman in a sleeveless white shirt, jeans, white shoes, and what appears to be a white bow in her hair walking down the street when a maroon Toyota 4Runner with a roof rack pulls up next to her. Christa Swanson, CBS News, 15 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 Approximately thirteen fire units arrived for the drill on December 9, parking around the training site and at the Centerfolds strip club down the street. Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025 Kimmel remembered riding his bike down the street on a particular day, wearing boxing gloves and his mother’s sunglasses, when Escobedo spotted him. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 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 25 Nov. 2025.

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