How to Use sidewalk in a Sentence

sidewalk

noun
  • Bicycles are not allowed on the sidewalk.
  • The sidewalk and street overlay work plan for the year.
    Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The restaurant is so small that the host stand is on the front sidewalk.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Another tip is to clean the stoop and the sidewalk near the home.
    Terri Williams, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Around Des Moines, the perfume of lilacs scents the sidewalks.
    Karla Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2024
  • The driver blocked the sidewalk and grabbed the suspect, knocking him to the ground.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 17 July 2023
  • The victims were all out in the open on the sidewalk or on the streets, Fitzgerald said.
    Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Stay off the road: If available, walk on sidewalks rather than the road.
    Amy Kwan, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Pieces of the Tesla remained strewn about the street and sidewalk.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
  • The faux leather looks and feels like the real thing and hasn’t so much as scuffed on the New York City sidewalks.
    Megan Schaltegger, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
  • Friday evening in Times Square: Two boys sat on the sidewalk.
    Olivia Bensimon Todd Heisler, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • After a short time, the man on the sidewalk sits up while the other man stands over him.
    Chris Boyette, CNN, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Paparazzi on scooters and bikes zoomed down the sidewalk to keep up, the source said.
    Max Foster, CNN, 17 May 2023
  • Draw a hopscotch court with sidewalk chalk and play a game or two.
    Catherine Holecko, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • As the woman chases the teen outside the store, the contents of the purse are strewn onto the sidewalk.
    Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Victims were all out in the open, either on the sidewalk or on the streets, police said.
    Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Sep. 2024
  • The team sets tables out on the sidewalk in a line to distribute the grains, nuts, produce and then the frozen items.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
  • On the recording, the man on the sidewalk is seen stepping into the street and firing at the fleeing car.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Dear Amy: The other day, my wife and I were walking on the sidewalk and met a group of three high school kids.
    Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2023
  • The enormous tree’s root ball ripped up chunks of brick and concrete sidewalk.
    Drew Kann, ajc, 15 Sep. 2023
  • That also unlocks a clue as to how the idea of cooking an egg on the sidewalk was formed.
    Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
  • The vehicle struck a curb, and then a woman, a traffic sign and a tree on the sidewalk.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Users are not allowed to ride the scooters on sidewalks.
    Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 21 May 2024
  • The sign was proposed to hang from the bar over the sidewalk below; the venue already has a sign affixed to the top of the building.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2024
  • Jonathan Moran, 17, was hit and killed on the sidewalk on Stockton Boulevard.
    Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
  • Sirens blared as thousands waited in a sidewalk line that seemed to stretch down to Nice.
    Sean Gregory/paris, TIME, 27 July 2024
  • In episode 5 from season 1, Belly and Cam are seen cycling on the sidewalk right along the beach.
    Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 10 May 2023
  • That summer, the pair took long walks on the beach, went swimming and carved their names in the concrete sidewalk in front of the motels.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The city said Wednesday that a break in the weather would allow crews to clear more streets and move snow from roads and sidewalks.
    Becky Bohrer, Fortune, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Walk along brick sidewalks and up steps lined with potted plants and step into your South End home away from home.
    Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024

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