by-street
Example Sentences
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He was determined to make an excursion down an unsavoury by-street whose nature he recognized.
From I Walked in Arden by Crawford, Jack
I turned east again without knowing it, and it was quite dark when I passed along a sombre little by-street, ill lighted and empty.
From The Three Impostors or The Transmutations by Machen, Arthur
The outlook is about as inspiriting as that of a London by-street usually is.
From Dorrien of Cranston by Mitford, Bertram
Probably, then, it would be in some by-street or alley.
From Chronicles of Martin Hewitt by Morrison, Arthur
Annette's carriage stood in a by-street, awaiting us.
From Waldfried A Novel by Auerbach, Berthold
