up the street

idiom

: some distance away on the same street
our neighbor up the street

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When the Free Palestine demonstration ended, Snyder and Carter walked up the street to help Clark commemorate his brother’s life. Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025 There was a local park up the street from Miguel’s childhood home with a basketball court that became the meeting ground for kids in the neighborhood. Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025 Good waves in front and then perfect fish right up the street. The Editors Of Ad, Architectural Digest, 7 Feb. 2025 Anderson mentioned Good Neighbor Bar, a cocktail bar a few blocks up the street. Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for up the street

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“Up the street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20the%20street. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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