back alley
Example Sentences
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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
“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
Billy drove his Cadillac down a back alley in Ilium, and he found his way blocked by dozens of boys and their bicycles.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
