by-street

Example Sentences

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"What ails thee, Skirmen?" he inquired, stopping his horse in a by-street.

From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin

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 Machen, Arthur

A turn to the right led through a small entry into a by-street which gave access to one of the main thoroughfares of the city.

From The Sailor by Snaith, J. C.

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

At Chateaudun as at Vendome, we sought out lodgings in a by-street, and therein passed the night.

From The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire by Stephens, Robert Neilson