down the street

idiom

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

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The boutique- and restaurant-packed Da’an district starts just down the street, and the Taipei Arena subway station around the corner connects you to the rest of the city with ease. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026 Just picture strolling down the street to Lakewood Elementary School to pick up your kids and their friends for a playdate at your transitional, 4,454-square-foot residence. Dallas Morning News, 22 Feb. 2026 Despite the calm, residents remained wary of the media frenzy the neighborhood had seen for several weeks, illustrated by a sign posted on a pole down the street from Guthrie’s house. Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 22 Feb. 2026 The Hoang Phuc Lion Dance Association brought a vibrant blue float accompanied by lion dancers and a seven-person dragon team, each performer holding a pole to animate the dragon’s winding movements down the street. Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 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 27 Feb. 2026.

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