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Examples of side street in a Sentence
We live on a quiet side street.
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Find the parallel streets because where everyone's going is the touristy area, but the parallel streets and the side streets are where the locals have their businesses.
—Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025
Later that night, those new measures were visible, but at least two side streets leading to Bourbon did not appear to be fully sealed off and had only lightweight bicycle rack-style barricades.
—Laura Strickler, NBC News, 4 Jan. 2025
While this over-the-top luxury can be dazzling, the most beautiful spots in Palm Beach are the side streets and alleyways off of Worth Avenue.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025
Improvements were made on the side street following the incidents.
—Sarah MacAraeg, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1617, in the meaning defined above
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“Side street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20street. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
side street
noun
: a street joining and often ending at a main road
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