back street
Example Sentences
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Find the right back street just south of the French Quarter, ascend a set of stairs and you’ll find Habakuk Fine Coffee and Bistro, a Michelin Bib Gourmand winner.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
My brilliant solution was to somehow maneuver the Civic two blocks, bucking and wheezing all the way, park it out of sight on a back street, and furtively drive my own car to Seattle.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2023
A vast array of people can be glimpsed when turning a corner or stepping into a back street.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2023
In the fading light on a recent evening, a water line formed under trees on a back street, part of the city’s after-work routine.
From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2022
Luckily we were near an alley, where I could turn into the back street and dodge the square.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
