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alleyway

noun

Definition of alleyway

as in alley

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Recent Examples of alleyway After a few hours exploring the Mission District’s colorful alleyway murals and the Mission Dolores complex, which includes structures dating to the colonial era, keep the momentum going with a glass of wine. — Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026 The episode ended with Torres (Valderrama) confronting Mateo (Patrick Keleher), the son of Timothy McGee (Sean Murray), in an alleyway. — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026 Characters rush out to sea, assume new identities, push their enemies off cliffs, kiss in alleyways, pull treasure out of the earth. — Literary Hub, 4 June 2026 Our Joker will begin on in the alleyways of Gotham City working for Carmine Falcone. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for alleyway

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Noun

The soccer coach was unloading balls from his vehicle in the alley behind his home when Wilson, wearing a mask, confronted him with a semiautomatic handgun that had a laser pointer.

— Julie Hanson, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Vehicles with lone male occupants zigzag down side streets and through alleys, the drivers slowing to gawk at women.

— Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

Definition of alley

Noun

The unearthed quarters included north-south thoroughfares intersected by east-west streets, forming open squares and public spaces, said Hisham el-Leithy, secretary general of the supreme council of antiquities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Others outside proudly waved their flags on the neighborhood thoroughfare, Westwood Boulevard.

— Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of thoroughfare

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

Definition of highway

Noun

Ling’s crew prepped, and the film crew shot, one side of Hollywood Boulevard at a time so as not to interrupt the tourism activities on the boulevard.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 July 2026
Four-way stops are substantially less efficient for all traffic than two-way stops and are intended as traffic-calming measures to prevent reckless, high-speed driving on quiet boulevards.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026

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