alley
Example Sentences
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The young father, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal, said the driver seemed to follow him down an alley off Pico Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
An adoring crowd stretched out the door, down East Washington Street and into a nearby alley.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
They went at each other like cats fighting in an alley.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
In a damp back alley, Jingjing joined job-seekers milling about leisurely, haggling for higher wages while garment bosses perched on scooters brandished hiring signs, desperate for day labourers.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
But I went through the alley to the back of the bakery with the coins tight in my hands.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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