by-street
Example Sentences
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So musing, Martin came to a by-street that divided two warehouses.
From Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story by Norman Springer
I turned east again without knowing it, and it was quite dark when I passed along a sombre little by-street, ill lighted and empty.
From The Three Impostors or The Transmutations by Arthur Machen
I promised," he said, as soon as they had entered a by-street, "to meet you in Pavia.
From Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. by Conrad von Bolanden
My destination was in a by-street in a mean, rickety building.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
Mr. Enfield and the lawyer were on the other side of the by-street, but when they came abreast of the entry, the former lifted up his cane and pointed.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson