as in street
a narrow passage between buildings
One can spend days exploring all the alleys and backstreets of the old city.
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Recent Examples of alley
In infamous Yoshinoya alley, severely addicted people gather at all hours, sometimes by the dozens, to use drugs including fentanyl, a serial killer.
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Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Luxury hotels carved into precipitous cliffs peer out over Santorini’s sunken caldera, and narrow alleys wind between blue-shuttered, whitewashed houses in Mykonos.
—Helen Iatrou, AFAR Media, 16 Dec. 2024
That’s why a bottle of nice perfume is right up their alley.
—Mia Maguire, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2024
Phoenix police are searching for a suspect in a shooting that occurred in an alley late Saturday evening.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Luxury hotels carved into precipitous cliffs peer out over Santorini’s sunken caldera, and narrow alleys wind between blue-shuttered, whitewashed houses in Mykonos.
—Helen Iatrou, AFAR Media, 16 Dec. 2024
That’s why a bottle of nice perfume is right up their alley.
—Mia Maguire, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2024
Phoenix police are searching for a suspect in a shooting that occurred in an alley late Saturday evening.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alley
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There are street lights and sidewalks; a park and a half-dozen schools lie within walking distance.Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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Standing as tall as six stories, these large structures with mansard roofs provided modern apartments while, along with the broad streets, gave Paris a visual unity—along with giving ample subject matter to the Impressionists for their paintings!Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily, 14 Jan. 2025
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The Capitol Police have stepped up security for the event, closing roads and increasing patrols around the Capitol grounds.Kate Selig, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Crews will be working around the clock, but icy roads and downed trees are slowing progress.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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The administration has noted that heavy trucks do significant damage to the state’s highways and this fee enables Connecticut to force businesses based out-of-state to contribute toward infrastructure repair costs.Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2025
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The highway was open by Sunday morning, with the department warning drivers of travel delays after avalanche mitigation and road operations were complete.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Alley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alley. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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