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 Investigators recovered a gun in an alley next to the shooting scene, along with at least 14 shell casings. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 The person ran into an alley, Carroll said, and guard members immediately told the person to drop the gun. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 As with the previous hour, which opened with the Russian assassins stalking River and Sid at the bowling alley, this episode picks up at the suspense cliffhanger of these same assassins peeling off with an abducted Sid in their car. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026 While Holmes’ exact style appears to be Gabriela Hearst’s $4,150 Diana Bag, this Kate Spade option is under $100 and still up the same alley with its shiny gold hardware. — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for alley

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Noun

The background street gets wildly warped from distortion, and anything outside of the center suffers some detail loss.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
Waves of water sloshed onto the streets of South Florida earlier this week, flooding cars and soaking feet.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026