as in street
a narrow passage between buildings
One can spend days exploring all the alleys and backstreets of the old city.
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Recent Examples of alley
The man was convicted of dragging the girl into an alley on Glenwood Road near E. 38th St. in East Flatbush, Brooklyn and attacking her, cops said.
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
The claustrophobia—alleys that might be almost 900 years old that have never seen the sun since they were built.
—Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
At that time, Bowen appeared from a narrow alley on the north side of the residence running at Walsh who fired multiple rounds at Bowen, Walsh’s body camera shows.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2025
It’s accessed via an alley just beside Igreja de São Miguele and is surrounded by narrow winding streets full of taverns, shops, and eateries.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
The claustrophobia—alleys that might be almost 900 years old that have never seen the sun since they were built.
—Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
At that time, Bowen appeared from a narrow alley on the north side of the residence running at Walsh who fired multiple rounds at Bowen, Walsh’s body camera shows.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2025
It’s accessed via an alley just beside Igreja de São Miguele and is surrounded by narrow winding streets full of taverns, shops, and eateries.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alley
Noun
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Truck Driver Swallowed by Giant Sinkhole in Japan as Rescuers Work to Retrieve Vehicle Resident Terrance Perkins told WFAA that during heavy rain, streets in the area bear the brunt of the overflow of water from the White Rock Lake and Prairie Creek dams.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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This mood-boosting scent was inspired by the eponymous street in the heart of London and features an array of garden flowers, including rose, magnolia, and linden blossom.—
Mary Honkus,
Glamour,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Chubs had a long road to this seemingly happy ending.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Electric cars hit the roads and smart phones hit the stores.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2025
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration developed standardized field sobriety tests in the late 1970s in an effort to improve the fatality rate on highways due to drunk driving, according to the Criminal Justice Institute.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Alley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alley. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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