byroad

Example Sentences

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That will put us far enough ahead to be able to take any byroad, and throw them off our traces.

From Saint Bartholomew's Eve A Tale of the Huguenot WarS by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

Lane came to a byroad, a lane lined with trees.

From The Day of the Beast by Grey, Zane

We had come to the point where this byroad branches off from the main highway when we heard the clatter of horses' hoofs behind us.

From Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

It cleared the suburbs, and, striking into a byroad that traversed the chapparal, arrived at a lone rancho, the same where Rosita had been taken before—for it was Josefa who again carried her away.

From The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico by Evans, L.

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