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 the third video, Estrada said that the puppies' mother grabbed a chicken leg from the alley and ran away, prompting her to follow the puppies to see where they might be headed.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Most old towns are singular districts, but Tokyo’s historic streetscape survives in disparate pockets, defined by narrow, winding alleys of two-story homes and workshops that lack gardens or other buffer zones between building and street.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
Proximity to low water crossings and flash flood alley also increased risk.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
In body camera and security footage from the shooting, Covington Officer Wade Webster is seen being flagged down by an employee at the nearby Hotel Covington before finding Davis in an alley less than a block from the bank.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Most old towns are singular districts, but Tokyo’s historic streetscape survives in disparate pockets, defined by narrow, winding alleys of two-story homes and workshops that lack gardens or other buffer zones between building and street.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
Proximity to low water crossings and flash flood alley also increased risk.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
In body camera and security footage from the shooting, Covington Officer Wade Webster is seen being flagged down by an employee at the nearby Hotel Covington before finding Davis in an alley less than a block from the bank.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alley
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The Double Log Cabin location was met with concerns from area residents about traffic and safety on surrounding rural and narrow streets such as Gwynn and Smith Roads.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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Tristen Paige Smith, of Cincinnati, was killed in a July 21 shooting on Autumn Drive, a residential street in the city of over 9,000 residents, officials confirmed.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
26 July 2025
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On the flip-side, the World Health Organization cites traffic noise such as road, rail and air traffic as the second most important cause of ill health in western Europe behind air pollution.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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Torrential rains caused travel delays throughout the city, flooding subways and roads and delaying flights at JFK, Laguardia and Newark airports.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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Videos taken outside the St. Louis Lambert International Airport on Sunday shows travelers waiting in lines extending to the highway.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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There are red arrows drawn on photos of chain link fences and drab village streets, warning me not to go left at the soccer field, but bear right across the highway.—
Rebecca Chace
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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“Alley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alley. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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