Examples of sidewalk in a Sentence
Bicycles are not allowed on the sidewalk.
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Lago explained in a March 10 meeting that the fee would make required maintenance cheaper and easier for business owners, while letting the city manage sidewalk pressure-cleaning and repairs, landscaping and streetscape upkeep to clean and beautify the city.
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
According to the New York City Police Department, two individuals on a moped approached the intersection of Moore Street and Humboldt Street in Brooklyn when the individual riding on the back fired a weapon multiple times, with a stray bullet striking a young girl on the sidewalk.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
That income can go toward delivering to Hobart residents necessary services, including paving and drainage, sidewalks, sports programs and fields, and schools.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Examples of petty beatings also abound, like footage from December showing two guys in Leeds, UK tossing a delivery robot into a bush, or video of one bot cracked open and left for dead on a Los Angeles sidewalk.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
According to the New York City Police Department, two individuals on a moped approached the intersection of Moore Street and Humboldt Street in Brooklyn when the individual riding on the back fired a weapon multiple times, with a stray bullet striking a young girl on the sidewalk.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
That income can go toward delivering to Hobart residents necessary services, including paving and drainage, sidewalks, sports programs and fields, and schools.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Examples of petty beatings also abound, like footage from December showing two guys in Leeds, UK tossing a delivery robot into a bush, or video of one bot cracked open and left for dead on a Los Angeles sidewalk.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Sidewalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sidewalk. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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sidewalk
noun
side·walk
ˈsīd-ˌwȯk 
: a usually paved walk at the side of a street or road
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