back street
Example Sentences
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He spoke to the BBC from a small, dark room tucked away down a back street – one of a network of safe houses set up by charities to help new arrivals.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
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
“I didn’t know if it was coming from the back street behind me or in front of me,” she recalled in an interview.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2023
At the urging of Father Nicanor, he arranged for the transfer of Catarino's store to a back street and he closed down several scandalous establishments that prospered in the center of town.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
