: a street joining and often terminated by a main thoroughfare
Examples of side street in a Sentence
We live on a quiet side street.
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While the hotel’s front entrance is located on bustling Market Street, its valet entrance is tucked away on a side street, providing easier access for cars.—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 As the months progress, the lack of rainfall turns Cambodia’s once-muddy backroads and side streets into dusty paths.—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2026 With the condo-construction boom east of Lexington and the chains moving uptown to cater to those residents, the area’s characteristic mom-and-pop stores are forced to move to the side streets or perhaps close altogether.—Anne Kadet, Curbed, 12 May 2026 Accessed via a discreet entrance on the quieter side street Rue Einésy, the spa is all softness and seclusion, with low lighting and calm colors.—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for side street