by-street

Example Sentences

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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 Bolanden, Conrad von

He was determined to make an excursion down an unsavoury by-street whose nature he recognized.

From I Walked in Arden by Crawford, Jack

He betook himself, together with his charge, to a certain small, old-fashioned hotel in a by-street, where he was in the habit of staying whenever his ship was lying in Portsmouth Harbour.

From Submarine U93 by Gilson, Charles

Beyond there was nothing but darkness, an unlighted by-street, not more than two or three yards in width.

From Held by Chinese Brigands by Strang, Herbert

I then braced up my nerves, and fortified my heart, and went forth, and proceeded until I entered the by-street, and after I had sat a while upon the maṣṭabah, lo, the lattice opened.

From The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Anonymous