by-street
Example Sentences
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He was determined to make an excursion down an unsavoury by-street whose nature he recognized.
From I Walked in Arden by Crawford, Jack
He followed the man, and in a few minutes found himself in a narrow by-street, where a single carriage was standing.
From One Of Them by Lever, Charles James
Annette's carriage stood in a by-street, awaiting us.
From Waldfried A Novel by Auerbach, Berthold
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
By ten o’clock, when the shops were closed, the by-street was very solitary and, in spite of the low growl of London from all round, very 238 silent.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
