by-street
Example Sentences
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Thence, threading many a dark alley and tortuous by-street, stopping always at main thoroughfares until their guide signaled that the way was clear, they crossed the city towards the river.
From The Great Mogul by Louis Tracy
She took Miss Chrysanthemum and Mr. Prosperity under her wing, as it were, rented a comfortable little house on a by-street and installed them therein, married.
From A Japanese Boy by Shigemi Shiukichi
The prison was in a by-street of shabby houses.
From The Benefactress by Elizabeth
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 Herbert Strang
The cab stopped at last before a block of offices in a by-street of the city.
From The Golden Web by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
