alley
Example Sentences
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The back-and-forth fosters confusion but also distrust, she said: "It further perpetuates the myth of like, the sketchy abortion doctor in the back alley."
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
They went at each other like cats fighting in an alley.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
He marveled at their bowling alley and Dolby Atmos-equipped movie theater.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Hannah once said: “I know a dark alley is scary. But I’ll tell you, there’s no scarier place than a country road at night when the sky’s gone full dark and no stars.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Next minute they had raced down the last five stairs and out the alley door.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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