by-street
Example Sentences
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She could, and did, imagine a sublimated “dwelling in amity” on the little by-street in Tillbury.
From Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse by Carr, Annie Roe
"What ails thee, Skirmen?" he inquired, stopping his horse in a by-street.
From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin
I then braced up my nerves, and fortified my heart, and went forth, and proceeded until I entered the by-street, and after I had sat a while upon the maṣṭabah, lo, the lattice opened.
From The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Anonymous
He turned aside from the many inviting policemen in the main road, where the contemptuous glances of wayfarers might presume his rusticity, and tried to find a policeman in a secluded by-street.
From Poor Relations by MacKenzie, Compton
Thence, threading many a dark alley and tortuous by-street, stopping always at main thoroughfares until their guide signaled that the way was clear, they crossed the city towards the river.
From The Great Mogul by Tracy, Louis
