alley
Example Sentences
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New to the grounds is an alley between the Terrace and Beer Barn that celebrates the region’s thriving street food scene.
From Los Angeles Times
For “Traffic Lights” his first thought was, “Oh I want to play this for Thom, he’d dig and it’s up his alley,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times
Outfielders across MLB now set up deeper than ever to ensure that fewer balls fly over their heads or split the alley for the sole purpose of limiting extra-base hits.
Before he reached the end of the chapter the doorbells were ringing, both the shop bell on the street and the family bell in the alley.
From Literature
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A sign reading “Where Vietnamese coffee talks…” blinks overhead in the alley leading to this speakeasy-like cafe in the Old Quarter.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.