alley
Example Sentences
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Its last major fundraiser was the next year, an event dubbed “Bowling with the Brass,” at a bowling alley owned by a foundation board member.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Down a narrow alley right next door is the more esoteric Mystery Pier Books, which specializes in first editions and is beloved by celebrities.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
An adoring crowd stretched out the door, down East Washington Street and into a nearby alley.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
They went at each other like cats fighting in an alley.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
In front of restaurants, theaters, even the concert hall whose alley we knew so much better than its seats.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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