back alley

Example Sentences

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“We can play a defensive game if we have to. And I think we can play a back alley game, too.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2025

Shawn Younker, incarcerated in Pennsylvania, writes, “We might as well be rummaging the dusty old leftovers in some thrift store or back alley dumpster.”

From Slate • Sep. 17, 2024

It was like a scene from a medieval back alley, playing out in the heart of a modern city.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2022

In a back alley behind a Buddhist temple in Bangkok Noi, Chana Ratsami still plays a Thai xylophone.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2022

The sharp sound rang through the back alley, and Fadi inched back.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai