down the street

idiom

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

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The videos show the SUV driving off a bit further before crashing into another car down the street. Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026 Every restaurant up and down the street has octopus! Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026 Landrey allegedly took the firearm from Jeremiah and threw it down the street following the incident, per News Channel 10. Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026 Just down the street, School District U-46 is building a new football stadium at Larkin High School. Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 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 9 Jan. 2026.

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