Thesaurus results for ALLEY

alley

noun

Definition of alley next

as in street

a narrow passage between buildings One can spend days exploring all the alleys and backstreets of the old city.

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Recent Examples of alley The $75 million project will convert the former bowling alley and entertainment center into a 2,000-capacity music venue and restaurant/bar that will serve the growing demand for live music and upscale nights out, said owner JW Roth. —

John Wenzel, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026 Another member of Migos, known as Takeoff, was shot and killed outside a downtown Houston bowling alley in November 2022. —

David Goodhue april 14, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026 The studios were wrapped with an alley hallway. —

Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2026 Neighbors – and later Milwaukee police – said gunfire erupted in a nearby alley when Howard was struck in the back of the head. —

April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for alley

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Noun

Quié kept getting up, sitting down, calling out to people in the street, checking on the kitchen, and whipping out his phone to film promotional videos.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Parking on streets on the parade path will be impacted.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 Apr. 2026