sidewalk
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Walk heel-to-toe on the sidewalk to the curb and back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
On summer evenings, the streets are thronged with people spilling out onto the sidewalk to enjoy a pint and take a rare break from complaining about the weather.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
But many of his projects are again succumbing to time, with chunks of pediment falling to the sidewalk.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
I put the juicer on the sidewalk at the bottom of our stoop with a “Free” sign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
I said, snatching socks and handkerchiefs from the sidewalk.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
For a time, the internet did put a Band-Aid on this problem, bringing isolated communities together and providing the sort of crosstalk they couldn’t hear on the abandoned sidewalks of gated developments.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
Some friendly advice to visitors to New York City: Look both ways when walking and then look again—especially for bikes and e-bikes racing on roads, bike lanes and even sidewalks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Last week, encampments no longer occupied the grassy area around the tennis courts on La Brea Avenue or the sidewalks along the nearby Michelle and Barack Obama Sports Complex.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
People in the community have also reported seeing large rats, and they say traps placed along sidewalks aren't big enough to hold them.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Even though it was barely nine, tourists were just beginning to clog the sidewalks.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
