byroad

Example Sentences

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The National Route ran through Crépy, and the byroad through his native Villers-Cotterets.

From Dumas' Paris by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

Where the Fontanes highroad crosses the byroad to Sainte Lesse they were halted by a dusty column moving rapidly west—four hundred American mules convoyed by gendarmerie and remount troopers.

From Barbarians by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

None of your gang saw him; but, as you can imagine, he was mightily surprised to see a mail-coach and team come jolting and floundering down that byroad.

From Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne by Avery, Harold

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.]

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)