alley

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Recent Examples of alley The closure affects the theater, arcade, bowling alley and Backlot Pizza + Kitchen bar and restaurant. Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 7 Oct. 2025 Prosecutors in Indianapolis have added a felony battery charge in the ongoing case of Mark Sanchez, the former NFL and USC quarterback and current Fox Sports analyst who was stabbed over the weekend during an early-morning altercation in an alley with a truck driver. Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025 Avoid empty alleys and isolated spaces, where tourists become easy targets. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025 Several piles of pallets were strewn at different points in the alley, which has a constant smell of trash and grease. Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for alley
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alley
Noun
  • Based on events and social media posts from recent months, bad blood hasn't been flowing from our side of the street.
    Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Customers queuing up for one of Dutch Bros' signature sweet drinks, spilling onto Winton and neighboring streets.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Nearby roads and highways were closed to allow fire crews access to the area.
    Charles Ventura, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • There is a road closure on US-69 between NW Platte Road and MO-9.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Nearby roads and highways were closed to allow fire crews access to the area.
    Charles Ventura, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Alley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alley. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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