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alleyway

[al-ee-wey] / ˈæl iˌweɪ /




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I go down to this alleyway, I hand him flyers, him and his friends.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

He is believed to have made off on foot into an alleyway beside the house.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

The first-generation underground churches of a half-century ago met in houses and undisclosed alleyway rooms, gathering by word of mouth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

She was the first officer to pursue the defendant down the alleyway.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025

I follow Babs through the kitchen, outside past where the garbage bins are kept, and around the corner to a narrow alleyway between Birdie’s and the store next door.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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