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
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.
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David Opie, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
Fifteen miles to the west of Antandros and a few mountainous miles inland, Adatepe is an old village (Greek until the 1923 Greece/Türkiye population exchange) famous for having one stone house after another along narrow cobblestone alleys.
—John Oseid, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
The trio hit on the art form’s expansion from parks and alleys to the TV screen and beyond.
—Andres Tardio, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024
The villa is located in the lively Cedofeita neighborhood, which is full of restaurants and shops sitting on charming, narrow alleys that are wonderful to explore on foot.
—Katharina Schwarze, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2024
During the 90-minute tours, guests traverse downtown Mesa's streets and alleys while a guide shares stories of local hauntings from the 1800s to the present, and also tour some of the city's oldest buildings.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024
The lively Spare Room speakeasy on the mezzanine has two bowling alleys available for reservations, while classic film screenings and shows take place at the Cinegrill Theater.
—Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Cue the arrival of dog spas, maker spaces, axe-throwing rooms, recording studios, Amazon lockers, game arcades, boxing gyms, rooftop community gardens, bowling alleys, golf simulators and more.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Still, bowling remains a strong Michigan tradition, which to this day still has more bowling alleys than any state.
—Erin Marquis / Jalopnik, Quartz, 29 Sep. 2024
David Opie, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
Fifteen miles to the west of Antandros and a few mountainous miles inland, Adatepe is an old village (Greek until the 1923 Greece/Türkiye population exchange) famous for having one stone house after another along narrow cobblestone alleys.
—John Oseid, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
The trio hit on the art form’s expansion from parks and alleys to the TV screen and beyond.
—Andres Tardio, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024
The villa is located in the lively Cedofeita neighborhood, which is full of restaurants and shops sitting on charming, narrow alleys that are wonderful to explore on foot.
—Katharina Schwarze, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2024
During the 90-minute tours, guests traverse downtown Mesa's streets and alleys while a guide shares stories of local hauntings from the 1800s to the present, and also tour some of the city's oldest buildings.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024
The lively Spare Room speakeasy on the mezzanine has two bowling alleys available for reservations, while classic film screenings and shows take place at the Cinegrill Theater.
—Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Cue the arrival of dog spas, maker spaces, axe-throwing rooms, recording studios, Amazon lockers, game arcades, boxing gyms, rooftop community gardens, bowling alleys, golf simulators and more.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Still, bowling remains a strong Michigan tradition, which to this day still has more bowling alleys than any state.
—Erin Marquis / Jalopnik, Quartz, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Alleys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleys. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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