alley
Example Sentences
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They went at each other like cats fighting in an alley.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
In a damp back alley, Jingjing joined job-seekers milling about leisurely, haggling for higher wages while garment bosses perched on scooters brandished hiring signs, desperate for day labourers.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
He marveled at their bowling alley and Dolby Atmos-equipped movie theater.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Aerosmith producer Jack Douglas rescued the group from obscurity after catching Cheap Trick’s act at a bowling alley in Waukesha, Wis. Impressed, he offered to help.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
A few nights after Fred’s first “meterman” visit the alley bell rang long after curfew.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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