side street

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Recent Examples of side street However, several RVs and campers once parked on Chynoweth have moved onto side streets, temporarily muting the respite residents had hoped for. Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025 But there are hundreds of single-family homes on side streets and, in some cases, wooden frames of apartment buildings under construction. Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2025 Barricades along Grand Avenue prohibit pedestrians from crossing the street, few people are seen on sidewalks and motorists have to find parking on side streets. Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025 More parking restrictions will go into effect on Sunday further south along South Broad Street and nearby side streets, and in the area of Cottman and Frankford Avenues in the Northeast. Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for side street
Recent Examples of Synonyms for side street
Noun
  • Troopers later located the BMW on the side roads in Fairfield and were able to follow the vehicle from a distance.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The truck turned east off the highway onto a side road and was eventually pulled over by a deputy at the end of East Pine Street.
    Max Silverson, Idaho Statesman, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Parker said most highways are in decent shape, and road crews will focus on frontage and secondary roads.
    Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Black ice is expected to form, especially on secondary roads and areas with runoff from melting snow.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Truck Driver Swallowed by Giant Sinkhole in Japan as Rescuers Work to Retrieve Vehicle Resident Terrance Perkins told WFAA that during heavy rain, streets in the area bear the brunt of the overflow of water from the White Rock Lake and Prairie Creek dams.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • This is not the homeless problem that New Yorkers are most familiar with: people sleeping on subway cars or begging for change on street corners, often struggling with mental illness or addiction.
    Jonah Markowitz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Getting Around Oslo With high road tolls and expensive, hard-to-find parking, driving in Oslo can quickly become a hassle, putting a damper on your weekend.
    David Nikel, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The moral high road In an uncertain world with no clear answers, anger can be a north star.
    Allie Volpe, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018

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“Side street.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/side%20street. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.

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