side street

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Recent Examples of side street From her vantage point, Maria watches as nearby buildings are overtaken by infected and as her husband targets the bloater, luring him into an empty side street. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025 Set a little back on a funky side street, the gallery had uneven floors and the walls were weathered, crumbling, and beautiful. Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025 Ahead, the police bicycle patrol is stopping cars on side streets. Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025 The side streets are packed with little cafés and buzzy restaurants — Sushi Noz, Heidi’s, Hutch & Waldo, Hoexters — and West Village hot spots Cafe Commerce and American Bar have both moved to Lexington. Kim Velsey, Curbed, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for side street
Recent Examples of Synonyms for side street
Noun
  • The side roads will be closed as well, plus there will be additional vehicle barricades and checkpoints throughout the Quarter.
    Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Troopers later located the BMW on the side roads in Fairfield and were able to follow the vehicle from a distance.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Parker said most highways are in decent shape, and road crews will focus on frontage and secondary roads.
    Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 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
  • Maybe they're just done pretending that corporate loyalty is a two-way street.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
  • Once the attack was over, the victims were helped by people on the street.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Getting Around Oslo With high road tolls and expensive, hard-to-find parking, driving in Oslo can quickly become a hassle, putting a damper on your weekend.
    David Nikel, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The moral high road In an uncertain world with no clear answers, anger can be a north star.
    Allie Volpe, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018

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“Side street.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/side%20street. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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