alley
Example Sentences
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Jad's friends spotted the soldiers first and ran away up the alley.
From BBC
Gandy had been in so many fights he was scarred up like a back alley tomcat, which didn’t seem to help his meanness at all.
From Literature
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In Seelampuri, a low‑income Delhi neighbourhood home to one of India's largest informal e‑waste hubs, narrow alleys spill over with tangled cables and broken devices.
From Barron's
“The market has suddenly turned into a sniper’s alley as the spotlight turns on sectors that could be disrupted by AI automation, disintermediation and obsolescence,” Deutsche Bank analyst Adrian Cox said Monday.
From Barron's
“The market has suddenly turned into a sniper’s alley as the spotlight turns on sectors that could be disrupted by AI automation, disintermediation and obsolescence,” Deutsche Bank analyst Adrian Cox said Monday.
From Barron's
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