alley
Example Sentences
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They went at each other like cats fighting in an alley.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
He was last seen around 6:50 p.m. going north in an alley near the 1300 block of Berkeley Street.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
It also had three kitchens, five bars, two wine cellars, a four-lane bowling alley, a helipad, a gym, a wellness center, a gaming area and an 85-foot-long infinity pool.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
She recently started staying up all night at least once a week to write in a Laguna Beach office, tucked into an alley just steps from the beach.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
He knew the narrow hallway behind the stage where a back door opened to the alley and he knew how the president’s box hung directly above the stage.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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