by-street
Example Sentences
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He turned down a short and narrow by-street, with only room for a house or two, and they found themselves on the little common that is known as the Green of Cardyllion.
From Willing to Die by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
The insurgents thought no more of a foe who had only retired out of sight down a by-street.
From My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Wingfield, Lewis
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
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
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
