as in streets
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 alleys
Why didn’t New York build alleys into its street plans?
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The Upshot Staff, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Most American city street grids have back alleys between buildings.
—The Upshot Staff, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Movie theaters, bowling alleys, pools and recreational facilities started to close and as a result many service-industry laborers lost their jobs.
—Rolando Arrieta, NPR, 29 Dec. 2024
Half the fun of experiencing the neighborhood is wandering down its puzzle-like alleys, popping into bars with open seats—the average bar is tiny, seating around just four to 10 people.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
The hit even permeated different alleys of pop culture, adopted by the Los Angeles Dodgers on their journey to winning the 2024 World Series.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
There are also plenty of things to do for exercise, as Las Vegas has a ton of bowling alleys, basketball courts, and hiking trails per capita.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2024
Cities mean closer quarters, dark alleys, and forked paths where one wrong turn means meeting a horde of Voteless to liberate.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Tequila and heroin can only dull the pain for so long before Lee’s desperate yearning for something more cuts through the haze and sends him back out into dingy bars and narrow alleys, prowling with a predatory lust for men.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
The Upshot Staff, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Most American city street grids have back alleys between buildings.
—The Upshot Staff, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Movie theaters, bowling alleys, pools and recreational facilities started to close and as a result many service-industry laborers lost their jobs.
—Rolando Arrieta, NPR, 29 Dec. 2024
Half the fun of experiencing the neighborhood is wandering down its puzzle-like alleys, popping into bars with open seats—the average bar is tiny, seating around just four to 10 people.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
The hit even permeated different alleys of pop culture, adopted by the Los Angeles Dodgers on their journey to winning the 2024 World Series.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
There are also plenty of things to do for exercise, as Las Vegas has a ton of bowling alleys, basketball courts, and hiking trails per capita.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2024
Cities mean closer quarters, dark alleys, and forked paths where one wrong turn means meeting a horde of Voteless to liberate.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Tequila and heroin can only dull the pain for so long before Lee’s desperate yearning for something more cuts through the haze and sends him back out into dingy bars and narrow alleys, prowling with a predatory lust for men.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Alleys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleys. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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