down the street

idiom

: some distance away on the same street
our neighbor down the street

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Outside, the aroma of turmeric, cardamom, and garam masala mingles with the sweet haze of incense drifting down the street and masking the underworld accused of hiding just around the corner. Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025 Walsh could be seen walking down the street while wearing eyeglasses and a long black dress, which showed off her baby bump. Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025 After this, Zevon’s actual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction down the street in a couple of weeks may seem anticlimactic to anyone who was at the United for the more epic experience. Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025 Bullies chase a target down the street. Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for down the street

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“Down the street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20the%20street. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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