down the street

idiom

: some distance away on the same street

our neighbor down the street

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Families being told to abandon their cars on evacuation routes to flee on foot and convalescent home residents being pushed down the street in wheelchairs as hot embers fly around them are scenes usually witnessed only in the movies. —

Caitlin Clarkson Pereira, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2025 Minutes after the call, Shanklin was reported shot in the shoulder down the street on the 4800 block of Walsh Avenue, near his home, police said. —

Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025 The new space spans more than 5,000 square feet, and is right down the street from Tomorrow’s original, three-floor space at 5 Rue de la Boétie. —

Samantha Conti, WWD, 22 Jan. 2025 Harry has also spoken about Orlando Bloom calling to warn him about photographers hiding down the street. —

Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for down the street

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