street corner
noun
: the area of a sidewalk where two streets meet
He stood on the street corner waiting for the bus.
Examples of street corner in a Sentence
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Larkin figured out how to make the weekly, which was distributed for free on street corner stands, a thriving business.
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Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 24 Jan. 2024
On Wednesday, the St. Paul City Council voted 7-0 to approve the rezoning of a former street corner grocery at Oakdale Avenue and Sidney Street, about a block east of Robert Street, to accommodate their business, which would otherwise sit in a residential neighborhood.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 19 Jan. 2024
If a woman stood on a street corner across from Congress holding a sign calling for the genocide of Jews, government officials could take no action against her.
—David Cole, The New York Review of Books, 18 Jan. 2024
The second teen ran from around the street corner to ambush the couple, according to footage obtained by KTLA.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2024
Just north of the Champs-Élysées on a rounded street corner sits a stone facade building that blends into the classic Parisian scenery and stands out just enough with its contemporary curved-glass windows and leafy balconies.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2024
New Orleans native Anders Osborne was standing on a New York street corner strumming his guitar when he was approached by a somewhat odd man.
—Tricia Despres, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a man Monday accused of causing a collision in which a boy was hospitalized Sunday after the suspect’s vehicle collided with a deputy’s patrol car, striking him on a south Sacramento street corner.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 12 Feb. 2024
In a small, God-fearing church on a Harlem street corner, pastor Margaret Anderson is confronted with her complicated past.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 30 Jan. 2024
Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 24 Jan. 2024
On Wednesday, the St. Paul City Council voted 7-0 to approve the rezoning of a former street corner grocery at Oakdale Avenue and Sidney Street, about a block east of Robert Street, to accommodate their business, which would otherwise sit in a residential neighborhood.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 19 Jan. 2024
If a woman stood on a street corner across from Congress holding a sign calling for the genocide of Jews, government officials could take no action against her.
—David Cole, The New York Review of Books, 18 Jan. 2024
The second teen ran from around the street corner to ambush the couple, according to footage obtained by KTLA.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2024
Just north of the Champs-Élysées on a rounded street corner sits a stone facade building that blends into the classic Parisian scenery and stands out just enough with its contemporary curved-glass windows and leafy balconies.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2024
New Orleans native Anders Osborne was standing on a New York street corner strumming his guitar when he was approached by a somewhat odd man.
—Tricia Despres, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a man Monday accused of causing a collision in which a boy was hospitalized Sunday after the suspect’s vehicle collided with a deputy’s patrol car, striking him on a south Sacramento street corner.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 12 Feb. 2024
In a small, God-fearing church on a Harlem street corner, pastor Margaret Anderson is confronted with her complicated past.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 30 Jan. 2024
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“Street corner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/street%20corner. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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