Thesaurus results for ALLEY

alley

noun

Definition of alley

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 Corlys finds the rogue prince among Tumbleton’s dusty alleys and informs him that Ulf has turned — that the town has been lost to dragonfire while the realm watched. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 Shortly after taking over, a storm fried the alley's wiring, the roof started leaking, and a pipe burst. — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 His body was pulled out and temporarily stored in an alley across the street until the fire was put out and the city’s Medical Examiner’s office could claim his remains Wednesday night. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026 For the girlies who love romantic fantasy novels and franchises, this movie is right up their alley. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for alley

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Noun

Social media video captured an unconventional pursuit in Los Angeles over the weekend, when a runaway pig led a wild chase through the streets of West Hollywood before it was finally captured.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Office buildings and retail corridors emptied out, while San Francisco became emblematic of the challenges facing post-pandemic cities, such as an increase in street homelessness and a surge in petty crime.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of street

Noun

Heavy deposits could collapse roofs, contaminate water, damage machinery, bury crops, disrupt power networks, and make roads difficult to use.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Torrential downpours routinely inundate roads and railway lines, disrupt air and rail traffic.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of road

Noun

As for additional traffic on the Parkway West itself, Zang says there won't be significant impact until crews start putting up steel over the highway.

— John Shumway, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
From the highway, at least three sheriff vehicles were seen parked at the top of a residential driveway.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026