side street
Example Sentences
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“We are going to be looking around, and we are staying with the group, not going on a side street, and not gather unnecessarily.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026
His book is, on one level, a relic of a lost moment — a time before the Iranian revolution, when Afghanistan was a place a young traveler could "wander down a dreamy side street."
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2025
On a quieter side street, a third woman joined the group, claiming to be related to the healer and went to see if he could help.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2024
He approached from a side street, wondering how close he could get during the convention.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2024
In Nashville we temporarily lost our parents because Uncle turned down a side street when he spotted a pawnshop.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
