: 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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Streams of water could be seen flowing down the side streets surrounding the lumberyard, where trucks were hooked up to multiple fire hydrants.—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025 While most of the main roads were clear, the side streets were still covered in snow.—Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025 Nearby streets including sections of Ponce de Leon Boulevard and Aragon Avenue, and adjacent side streets close earlier in the day to accommodate staging areas for the participants and open after the two-hour parade wraps.—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 11 Dec. 2025 Travel across the region is expected to remain slow and hazardous, especially on untreated roads, side streets, and high-elevation routes.—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for side street
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