back street
Example Sentences
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Find the right back street just south of the French Quarter, ascend a set of stairs and you’ll find Habakuk Fine Coffee and Bistro, a Michelin Bib Gourmand winner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
Saturday morning in a back street in south London - and I am leaning on a metal railing.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
My brilliant solution was to somehow maneuver the Civic two blocks, bucking and wheezing all the way, park it out of sight on a back street, and furtively drive my own car to Seattle.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2023
A vast array of people can be glimpsed when turning a corner or stepping into a back street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
I walked on down a back street that led to a cross-cut to the hospital.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
