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
Plenty of amenities are available courtesy of $3,590 in monthly common charges, including a 24-hour doorman and concierge, a private garden lounge, and a club level featuring a two-lane bowling alley, fitness center, and spin studio.
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Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
22 June 2026
Young chased down a fly ball off the bat of Mesa deep into the alley in left-center.
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Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2026
Investigators believe a group of people were in the alley when an argument started and Zarco opened fire, killing a 25-year-old man.
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Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
19 June 2026
The Dirty Beaches founder’s own saxophone and trumpet lead the players’ cut-and-pasted recordings down dark alleys of decay and introspection, backdropped by percussive bangs and scrapes that suggest the construction of some great, mysterious superstructure.
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Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
19 June 2026
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Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
22 June 2026
Young chased down a fly ball off the bat of Mesa deep into the alley in left-center.
—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2026
Investigators believe a group of people were in the alley when an argument started and Zarco opened fire, killing a 25-year-old man.
—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
19 June 2026
The Dirty Beaches founder’s own saxophone and trumpet lead the players’ cut-and-pasted recordings down dark alleys of decay and introspection, backdropped by percussive bangs and scrapes that suggest the construction of some great, mysterious superstructure.
—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
19 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for alley
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alley
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The exhibit opens Thursday afternoon across the street from a Revolutionary War battlefield linked to the cannons.
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The protest’s matriarch Unlike most of Albania’s protests in over three decades of democracy, the young people on the streets this time are joined by an increasing number of retirees.
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There was another car on the opposite side of the road with major front-end damage.
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From California politics to safety concerns on Sacramento roads, here’s a quick digest of some of the top stories for June 23, 2026.
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
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Work being done along Interstate 494 in Bloomington is just one of 200 projects the Minnesota Department of Transportation has scheduled this summer to fix up highways, bridges and other infrastructure.
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