down the street

idiom

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Deputies spotted Dalesandro in the parking lot of a Dollar General down the street from the Kwik Stop. Greg Wehner, Fox News, 31 May 2023 Omar was among at least 16 civilians in the area as the officers charged down the street with AR-style rifles and a handgun, firing more than 20 shots and killing the two militants, neither of whom was visibly armed. Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 26 May 2023 And Sister Candy Cide of the Immaculate Misconception (long-sleeve black dress, white bib, several strands of fake pearls) was struck by the feeling of power emanating from a group of visiting drag nuns walking down the street at an L.A. Pride event. Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2023 Always an opportunist, Anger inserted segments from a 1948 Sunday school film, Last Journey to Jerusalem, into Scorpio Rising after it was accidentally sent to him rather than the Lutheran church down the street. Rhett Bartlett, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 May 2023 Go to the theater, go to dinner, walk down the street, just be together. Abby Stern, Peoplemag, 24 May 2023 Work spaces for digital nomads have since cropped up around town, including one down the street from the restaurant called Web3 Playground. Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023 Her exhibition One With Eternity continues down the street at the Hirshhorn Museum through July. Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2023 Those gathered were doing the wave up and down Whitehall and cheering, while members of the military could be seen marching down the street early this morning to cheers and clapping, along with a military band who played en route to Westminster Abbey. Phil Boucher, Peoplemag, 6 May 2023 See More

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“Down the street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20the%20street. Accessed 4 Jun. 2023.

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