by-street
Example Sentences
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Thence, threading many a dark alley and tortuous by-street, stopping always at main thoroughfares until their guide signaled that the way was clear, they crossed the city towards the river.
From The Great Mogul by Tracy, Louis
The prison was in a by-street of shabby houses.
From The Benefactress by Elizabeth
I got out of the press of carriages, and took a by-street along the Tiber, to the Coliseum.
From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by Willis, N. Parker
"This way," whispered Lyon Berners to his wife, as he turned into a by-street.
From Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte
My destination was in a by-street in a mean, rickety building.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
