up the street

idiom

: some distance away on the same street
our neighbor up the street

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Pouncey’s girlfriend was walking up the street with her three kids. Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025 If the board decided, theoretically, to move that business up the street to another jurisdiction, residents wouldn’t be able to fight it, Baker explained. Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2025 She’s had many years working at the front of the house in Charlotte restaurants, including at Blue, Mickey & Mooch and most recently, Primo — which sits right up the street from Fenwick’s. Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2025 Zoom out: Kendrick Lamar, who will perform up the street at Bank of America Stadium this weekend, is currently No. 6 in the world. Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for up the street

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“Up the street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20the%20street. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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