up the street

idiom

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

Examples of up the street in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Greg Linden, one of Thao’s neighbors who lives just a few houses up the street, said news of the raid spread quickly through the neighborhood. Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024 Next door, visit Ripley’s Mirror Maze Orlando and find a similarly whimsical attraction up the street at WonderWorks Orlando. Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2024 Farther up the street is the headquarters of the Fort Worth Association of Federated Women’s Clubs, founded in 1917 to recognize women of color in their community service. Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2024 That museum is set to get bigger (probably in early 2025) once space is freed up with the completion later this year of a new Otis Redding Center for the Arts right up the street, according to Karla Redding-Andrews, who is Otis Redding’s daughter. Marnie Hunter, CNN, 23 June 2024 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 27 Jul. 2024.

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