byroad
Example Sentences
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He therefore struck off by a byroad and, travelling slowly along, turned off two hours later to a farmhouse, the lights from which had made him aware of its proximity.
From With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
You ran a very great risk, dear, when you went into that byroad and were attacked by those fierce dogs.
From Betty Vivian A Story of Haddo Court School by Meade, L. T.
The Signal Section went astray and remained silently on a byroad while their officer reconnoitred.
From Adventures of a Despatch Rider by Watson, William Henry Lowe
That will put us far enough ahead to be able to take any byroad, and throw them off our traces.
From Saint Bartholomew's Eve A Tale of the Huguenot WarS by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
At length we turned aside into a byroad leading up a steep hill, slippery with mud, and left this pleasant valley.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
