: a usually paved walk for pedestrians at the side of a street
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Bicycles are not allowed on the sidewalk.
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Officer Manny Gomez politely asked everyone to stay on the sidewalk.—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026 The redesign calls for wider sidewalks lined with up to 90 canopy trees on both sides of Las Olas.—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026 To diVittorio, the minimum lot sizes are too big — and therefore expensive; setbacks from streets are too broad, eating up buildable land; and sidewalk requirements are too costly, getting passed off to consumers.—Mark Dee
march 12, Idaho Statesman, 12 Mar. 2026 From the sidewalk outside the new Parkside on Dresden development, stepping through Mirae’s wide, weighty door feels like passing into a bubble of refinement and taste.—Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sidewalk