side street

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Recent Examples of side street Newman pointed to testimony that indicated Burke was driving more than 114 mph five seconds before impact and more than 93 mph at the time of impact with the men's pickup, which was turning onto a side street. Christina Hall, Freep.com, 15 Aug. 2025 The Zetter Marylebone is a delightful 4-star boutique hotel, in a row of attractive Georgian townhouses, tucked away on a discreet side street, just minutes away from Oxford Street. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025 Contractors could be called in for residential side streets before the 6-inch threshold was met at the city's discretion. Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 Let’s say the car is stopped at a stop sign on a side street and identifies two people standing at the corner. Rodney Brooks, IEEE Spectrum, 27 July 2017 See All Example Sentences for side street
Recent Examples of Synonyms for side street
Noun
  • How fast a vehicle can go from zero to 60 miles per hour is a bragging point for manufacturers trying to sell vehicles Motorists who access State Route 109, often from side roads from a growing number of home developments in Lebanon and Wilson County, are also taking note.
    Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • The driver is king: one hand on the wheel, eyes on the horizon, free to turn down that dusty side road on a whim.
    Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • Thousands of miles of secondary roads are still paved this way today.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Black ice is expected to form, especially on secondary roads and areas with runoff from melting snow.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • For 10 days in January, the LiLu Lights Festival showcases the work of artists who illuminate streets, plazas, and structures throughout the city with light installations.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The victim, identified as Heidbrick, was on a walk with her boyfriend and was crossing the street to return to her apartment when she was struck, her sister Nicole Heidbrick told ABC News.
    Megan Forrester, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And Microsoft embraced neutrality after heavy unionA Since the NLRB will be weak for quite a while but a new study by The Center for Work And Democracy at Arizona State University identifies workers can influence a high road economy that go beyond traditional collective bargaining.
    Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • But the former president didn’t stay on that high road for long.
    Howard Kurtz, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024

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“Side street.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/side%20street. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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