by-street
Example Sentences
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At home, in a quiet by-street of a village, the man had been a worthy carpenter, and, even bedevilled as he is, he shows some private virtues.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
I got out of the press of carriages, and took a by-street along the Tiber, to the Coliseum.
From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by Willis, N. Parker
Annette's carriage stood in a by-street, awaiting us.
From Waldfried A Novel by Auerbach, Berthold
Confronted by the elaborate surprises of these rank-and-file men, the patriotic critic, supposing such an anomaly to exist, will have to admit that English painting remains where it has generally been—in a by-street.
From Pot-Boilers by Bell, Clive
She could, and did, imagine a sublimated “dwelling in amity” on the little by-street in Tillbury.
From Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse by Carr, Annie Roe
