Synonyms for by-street


Grammar : Noun
Spell : bahy-street
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbaɪˌstrit


Définition of by-street

  • As in side street : noun small street
Example sentences :
  • They were slipping round a corner which led into a by-street of the old town.
  • Extract from : « The False Chevalier » by William Douw Lighthall
  • At the corner of a by-street Martin said: "We'll go down here."
  • Extract from : « Fraternity » by John Galsworthy
  • I think the colonel must have marched us down some by-street.
  • Extract from : « The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 » by Leander Stillwell
  • The lock-up was situated in a by-street not far from the centre of the town.
  • Extract from : « The Tale of Timber Town » by Alfred Grace
  • At the corner of a by-street he stopped short and held me at arm's length.
  • Extract from : « The Belovd Vagabond » by William J. Locke
  • He turned off into a by-street, and walked on till he came to the docks.
  • Extract from : « The Angel » by Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
  • He led the way across the road and down the by-street to his house.
  • Extract from : « The Dead Secret » by Wilkie Collins
  • In another minute they were walking off up a by-street as prisoners.
  • Extract from : « With an Ambulance During the Franco-German War » by Charles Edward Ryan
  • "Or he may have fled," said Utterson, and he turned to examine the door in the by-street.
  • Extract from : « The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde » by Robert Louis Stevenson
  • He was half minded to turn up some by-street, and escape meeting them.
  • Extract from : « Hypatia » by Charles Kingsley

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