alley

Example Sentences

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A sign reading “Where Vietnamese coffee talks…” blinks overhead in the alley leading to this speakeasy-like cafe in the Old Quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the increases did not extend to the country's hundreds of thousands of tricycle drivers, who earn money by carrying passengers down narrow, winding alleys on small motorbikes and carriages.

From Barron's

I tightened my grip on the handles and started lugging the basket down the narrow alley.

From Literature

Now the alley has more of a swap meet feel, he says.

From Los Angeles Times

And yet how many Americans haven’t stared down a hardwood alley with murderous intent, preparing to unload a polished missile against 10 arrogant pins?

From The Wall Street Journal