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alleyway

noun

Definition of alleyway

as in alley

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Recent Examples of alleyway Bocca Osteria Romana, tucked away off South Main Street in an alleyway, focuses on authentic Italian food. — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026 The boy escaped the alleyway and ran to tell his mother what had happened and to notify the police. — Jessica Riley, CBS News, 23 June 2026 Detectives reviewed surveillance footage, which showed a white SUV entering the alleyway. — Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026 Several individuals from the white sprinter van, who were dressed as construction workers, were said to have used that ruse to gain access to the alleyway and fire escape system located behind the store by entering an East 58th Street building nearby that was under construction. — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for alleyway

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Noun

In a way, inspiring such a polarizing reaction seemed right down the McQueen alley.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
Deep inside the labyrinthine alleys of Acre’s Old City – home to a 700-year-old Crusader fortress – Muhammad Hani could not order a takeaway pizza.

— Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of alley

Noun

On Thursday, demonstrators, mostly women, in the Ekurhuleni district where the bodies were found, marched in the streets, donning black.

— Rael Ombuor The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
AmaWaterways brings guests front row to an exclusive jazz performance in the streets here, where the acoustics haven’t changed in 400 years.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of street

Noun

Comella paid his fare at Canal Street — the driver would go no farther — and walked south on west Broadway, a thoroughfare of million-dollar lofts, to a point three blocks from the Trade Center.

— Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
On the busy thoroughfare of Rosecrans Avenue, offices are seeing an influx of white-collar service firms full of lawyers, accountants and bankers.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of thoroughfare

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Sophia Wilson tallied a goal and two assists in her 100th NWSL regular-season appearance, leading the Thorns (12-7-6) to a decisive road win over Orlando that snapped a three-match winless streak.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Isolated outback station From the air, Oak Park Station is a dot on a vast, mostly barren landscape scattered with trees, low-lying vegetation and long lines of roads and fences,around 150 miles north of Adelaide.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of road

Noun

The Floriston Fire near Truckee reached 75% containment Monday morning with no additional growth expected, according to authorities, but westbound Interstate 80 remained restricted as firefighters continued working along the highway.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
The order directs the Department of Water Resources to stage flood-fighting supplies such as sandbags and pumps, while Caltrans prepares traffic-control and snow-removal equipment along vulnerable highways.

— Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of highway

Noun

According to the investigation, the shooting began as a road-rage dispute between the garbage truck driver, who was performing his normal route, and occupants of a white box truck that was blocking the roadway, the release stated.

— Keily Alfonzo, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
The city has a $66 million funding gap to address problems with its 8,600 miles of streets and roadways, according to a report from city staff.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of roadway

Noun

Visitors often still liken the city’s walkable streets and historic architecture to European boulevards.

— Colleen McNally Arnett, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2026
There were beautiful boulevards, sweeping bridges over the Moskva River, wide Stalin-era avenues lined with imposing granite buildings, and quiet nineteenth-century neighborhoods of pastel-colored mansions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

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