back street
Example Sentences
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Find the right back street just south of the French Quarter, ascend a set of stairs and you’ll find Habakuk Fine Coffee and Bistro, a Michelin Bib Gourmand winner.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
My brilliant solution was to somehow maneuver the Civic two blocks, bucking and wheezing all the way, park it out of sight on a back street, and furtively drive my own car to Seattle.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2023
Walk down any back street in Taipei and you can't help but notice the astonishing number of Japanese restaurants, filled with Japanese businessmen.
From BBC • Oct. 15, 2023
A vast array of people can be glimpsed when turning a corner or stepping into a back street.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2023
Gay chose a back street that brought them out on the main highway at Peter’s Gate just before the steep Carmel Hill starts.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
