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
In video footage shared on X, Brown is allegedly seen fighting with several individuals before the group relocated to a nearby alley.
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Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
While visiting downtown Indianapolis to cover the Colts game that weekend, Sanchez was allegedly involved a fight with Perry Tole in an alley.
—Vivian Kwarm, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Raymond was found in an alley by an area resident.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
For the bubbly Glindas of the world, the Wicked Pink Refresher will be right up your alley.
—Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
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Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
While visiting downtown Indianapolis to cover the Colts game that weekend, Sanchez was allegedly involved a fight with Perry Tole in an alley.
—Vivian Kwarm, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Raymond was found in an alley by an area resident.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
For the bubbly Glindas of the world, the Wicked Pink Refresher will be right up your alley.
—Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for alley
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alley
Noun
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The Philippines is one of Asia’s most flood-prone countries but this year it has also been mired in a massive corruption scandal involving flood control projects that have brought thousands of protesters out onto the streets.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Waymo has already mapped out portions of San Diego roads and highways and Nalavade said as early as next week, passersby may see a fleet of all-electric Zeekr RT minivans on area streets, further testing and assessing Waymo software.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Running Fence was envisioned as a fabric-laden fence that would traverse Sonoma and Marin counties in Northern California to the sea, crossing roads, highways, and private property.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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If there is no parking lot or driveway to pull into, pull your vehicle off to the side of the road as far as possible.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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Newsom’s closure of that highway, where shrapnel actually fell on police vehicles, probably saved both lives and plenty of property damage.—
Thomas Elias,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Alley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alley. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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