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 The project will replace the existing alley between Kettner Boulevard and the train station at the western terminus of B Street. — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026 Grand Prairie police arrested a homicide suspect who ran from the scene where a man was shot to death in an alley on Saturday night, police said. — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026 Goldin, who appeared in 11 Heat games as a rookie, was very solid on Friday, blocking a shot by Maliq Brown and then blocking a shot on an alley oop. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026 The attire for the evening appeared to be right up Swift's alley as guests were spotted in glitzy attire. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for alley

Recent Examples of Synonyms for alley

Noun

Parents pushed strollers with infants, as men, women and children of all ages crammed onto the street.

— Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
The bike lane is raised a little from the street, and then the sidewalk is raised a little from the bike lane.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of street

Noun

The size of the frozen zone in which crews are working to stabilize a building in Midtown Manhattan was decreased late Tuesday, but some roads remain blocked.

— Kelly McCleary, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
This can cause loss of control in extreme circumstances, especially when the road conditions aren’t prime.

— Keith Laing, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Definition of road

Noun

Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
Jakarta, Indonesia — A pickup truck carrying wedding guests was crushed between two trucks on a busy highway on Indonesia's main island of Java, killing 13 people and injuring five others, police said Monday.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 July 2026