by-street

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

I then entered a by-street which I had never entered before.

From The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Anonymous

This spectacle lent the secretary wings; and he did not relax his pace until he had gained the Bayswater Road, and plunged at random into an unfrequented by-street.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

So musing, Martin came to a by-street that divided two warehouses.

From Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story by Springer, Norman

My destination was in a by-street in a mean, rickety building.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

"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