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Examples of sidewalk in a Sentence
Bicycles are not allowed on the sidewalk.
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In the graphic video, first published by the New York Post and confirmed by an NYPD source, a hooded figure emerges from the shadows as Thompson, wearing a blue jacket, passes by on the sidewalk.
—People Staff, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Officers arrive at the scene and find Thompson on the sidewalk in front of the hotel with gunshot wounds to his back and leg.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The gunman continues firing, interrupted by a brief gun jam, as Thompson stumbles forward and falls to the sidewalk.
—Jake Offenhartz, arkansasonline.com, 5 Dec. 2024
On all four sides of the full-block building, greenish columns line up along the sidewalk in sets of rippling triplets, drawing the eye upward to a subtly articulated green terra-cotta grid.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1739, in the meaning defined above
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“Sidewalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sidewalk. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
sidewalk
noun
side·walk
ˈsīd-ˌwȯk
: a usually paved walk at the side of a street or road
More from Merriam-Webster on sidewalk
Nglish: Translation of sidewalk for Spanish Speakers
Britannica English: Translation of sidewalk for Arabic Speakers
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