back 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

“We can play a defensive game if we have to. And I think we can play a back alley game, too.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2025

Shawn Younker, incarcerated in Pennsylvania, writes, “We might as well be rummaging the dusty old leftovers in some thrift store or back alley dumpster.”

From Slate • Sep. 17, 2024

The back alley behind the elections office, where precinct volunteers drove through to drop off boxes with ballots, was closed to the public, with blockades and security guards on either end.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2023

The boys who were running from the front of the house to the back alley stopped, following orders from the police car that pulled up behind them.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore