byroad
Example Sentences
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He therefore struck off by a byroad and, travelling slowly along, turned off two hours later to a farmhouse, the lights from which had made him aware of its proximity.
From With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
There are fine merry fellows, full of mirth and shrewdly minted observation, who will not abide by one topic, who must always be lashing out upon some new byroad, snatching at every bush they pass.
From Mince Pie by Morley, Christopher
I rode slowly, my mind being filled with forebodings, and I was only roused from my preoccupation by the sudden appearance of a horseman at the turning of a byroad leading from Bridgenorth.
From Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow by Strang, Herbert
About half a mile farther, where a byroad turned off towards Fairfield, the riders came upon a remarkable group in high debate over a donkey—Lady Latimer, Gampling the tinker, and the rural policeman.
From The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax by Lee, Holme, [pseud.]
On a quiet byroad near headquarters town, where all the staff business of General Headquarters was conducted, a wisp of a flag hung at the entrance to the grounds of a small modern chateau.
From My Second Year of the War by Palmer, Frederick
