by-street
Example Sentences
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At home, in a quiet by-street of a village, the man had been a worthy carpenter, and, even bedevilled as he is, he shows some private virtues.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
He turned aside from the many inviting policemen in the main road, where the contemptuous glances of wayfarers might presume his rusticity, and tried to find a policeman in a secluded by-street.
From Poor Relations by Compton MacKenzie
Probably, then, it would be in some by-street or alley.
From Chronicles of Martin Hewitt by Arthur Morrison
"What ails thee, Skirmen?" he inquired, stopping his horse in a by-street.
From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Bernhard Severin Ingemann
The prison was in a by-street of shabby houses.
From The Benefactress by Elizabeth
