down the street

idiom

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

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But the music director of the Armenian Memorial Church just down the street told WBZ-TV that the two people who died were an aunt and nephew headed to the church after a family funeral. Neal Riley, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025 Most of the customers at Los Jalapenos, a Mexican restaurant down the street from the plant, are Tyson workers. Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025 John then kept walking down the street as the man walked toward the car and the two didn’t have any further encounters, the affidavit said. Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025 Most metro Phoenix residents who live close to busy roads have likely been rudely awoken or unceremoniously interrupted by a noisy car driving down the street. Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 16 Dec. 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 24 Dec. 2025.

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