up the street

phrase

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

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When officers arrived, the man had moved up the street near the intersection of Sungate and Silkwood, still holding a knife, the department said. Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026 The Adelaide Marriott Hotel is just up the street, newly opened in the city’s historic General Post Office building. Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026 His first job was just up the street from Dashi at Sushi Itto, a once-popular Japanese restaurant that is now closed. Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026 Pok, who had applied to all twelve, had his heart set on the Shepherd School of Medicine at MacArthur Hospital, just up the street from his and his father's apartment, where East Harlem met the Upper East Side. Danielle Parker, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026 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 29 Jul. 2026.

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