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alleyway

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Definition of alleyway

as in alley

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Recent Examples of alleyway Bocca Osteria Romana, tucked away off South Main Street in an alleyway, focuses on authentic Italian food. — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026 The boy escaped the alleyway and ran to tell his mother what had happened and to notify the police. — Jessica Riley, CBS News, 23 June 2026 Detectives reviewed surveillance footage, which showed a white SUV entering the alleyway. — Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026 Several individuals from the white sprinter van, who were dressed as construction workers, were said to have used that ruse to gain access to the alleyway and fire escape system located behind the store by entering an East 58th Street building nearby that was under construction. — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for alleyway

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Noun

Investigators recovered a gun in an alley next to the shooting scene, along with at least 14 shell casings.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
The person ran into an alley, Carroll said, and guard members immediately told the person to drop the gun.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of alley

Noun

Planning Commission member Karen Sherman pointed out the city ordinance prohibits driveways exiting onto collector streets for safety.

— Annette Beard, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Then, exit the PATCO gates, follow the signs to the street level and head north on South 13th Street toward James Street; then left on Walnut Street, which is where SEPTA's Walnut-Locust Station is located.

— Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of street

Noun

What to do nearby Archway is set on Frankford Avenue, a main thoroughfare that cuts through Fishtown, a thriving neighborhood situated northeast of Center City along the Delaware River.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
The resulting long lineups snake out from working gas stations into the main thoroughfares of Moscow and other Russian cities.

— Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of thoroughfare

Noun

At the height of the incident, DeKalb fire crews blocked two right lanes of I-85 southbound and the entire access road next to it.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 18 Oct. 2026
The Wildcats improved to 6-1 with a win at Oklahoma, which marks their third road win in the conference.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of road

Noun

Reducing fuel consumption At highway speeds, trucks experience significant air resistance, also referred to as aerodynamic drag, due to their large, boxy shapes.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Despite this new highway, the Benton that Harrison found was the Benton of most of its existence.

— Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of highway

Noun

Many of these artisans are building their practice in Almaty, the country’s de facto economic and cultural heart, where remnants of its Soviet past shoulder neo-nomad restaurants on leafy boulevards.

— Yulia Denisyuk, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026
Mel’s Drive-In faces demolition For decades, the bold, mid-century building at Lincoln and Olympics boulevards in Santa Monica has been the end of the line — the last address on the 2,400-mile westward journey of Route 66.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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