street corner
noun
: the area of a sidewalk where two streets meet
He stood on the street corner waiting for the bus.
Examples of street corner in a Sentence
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The actual mural has three different viewpoints and utilizes the street corner it is placed on.
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Acsah Lemma, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024
The Wiz was the street corner hustler who flashed his gold chains, made big promises, betrayed people who trusted him, and never looked back.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2024
In a world where coffee shops are present on almost every street corner, there exists among them an oasis of warmth, inclusion and humanity—Bitty & Beau’s Coffee.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
Homicide investigators did not provide any information about why McIntyre was standing on that particular street corner two hours before dawn.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
The city arranged an event on a street corner in an area with typically low voter turnout to showcase the results of $12 million for maintaining and expanding Milwaukee’s tree canopy.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 1 May 2024
One man is dead, and three others were injured after men on scooters allegedly opened fire on them at a street corner in the Bronx, police said Tuesday night.
—Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Larkin figured out how to make the weekly, which was distributed for free on street corner stands, a thriving business.
—Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 24 Jan. 2024
On Wednesday, the St. Paul City Council voted 7-0 to approve the rezoning of a former street corner grocery at Oakdale Avenue and Sidney Street, about a block east of Robert Street, to accommodate their business, which would otherwise sit in a residential neighborhood.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 19 Jan. 2024
Acsah Lemma, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024
The Wiz was the street corner hustler who flashed his gold chains, made big promises, betrayed people who trusted him, and never looked back.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2024
In a world where coffee shops are present on almost every street corner, there exists among them an oasis of warmth, inclusion and humanity—Bitty & Beau’s Coffee.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
Homicide investigators did not provide any information about why McIntyre was standing on that particular street corner two hours before dawn.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
The city arranged an event on a street corner in an area with typically low voter turnout to showcase the results of $12 million for maintaining and expanding Milwaukee’s tree canopy.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 1 May 2024
One man is dead, and three others were injured after men on scooters allegedly opened fire on them at a street corner in the Bronx, police said Tuesday night.
—Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Larkin figured out how to make the weekly, which was distributed for free on street corner stands, a thriving business.
—Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 24 Jan. 2024
On Wednesday, the St. Paul City Council voted 7-0 to approve the rezoning of a former street corner grocery at Oakdale Avenue and Sidney Street, about a block east of Robert Street, to accommodate their business, which would otherwise sit in a residential neighborhood.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 19 Jan. 2024
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“Street corner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/street%20corner. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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