sidewalk

Example Sentences

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The cost, I’m told, would depend on what the enhancements include: signs, lights, trees, shade canopies, sidewalk repairs, escalators, and so on.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Reyne had sprained his ankle packing, plus his shoe got stolen, he said, so the sidewalk was as far as he had gotten.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

She sat on the sidewalk gazing at the concrete as she waited to be taken to the airport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

As he swept his sidewalk, Rivera nodded to the mural of Chavez that towered above children playing Thursday at Cesar Chavez Elementary School.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

We roll clackety-clack, clackety-clack over the sidewalk, but when we pass four streets and Mumford doesn’t appear, we turn around.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko