down the street

idiom

: some distance away on the same street
our neighbor down the street

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Sanchez and his family live in El Sereno in Los Angeles down the street from a fire station on North Eastern Avenue. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025 The person looked at the two marshals and turned to walk down the street, an FBI agent wrote. Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025 That quiet street out front, plus the park waiting down the street. Berit Thorkelson, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2025 Going Overboard with Outdoor Lighting Light pollution can be just as irritating as that dog down the street who barks like clockwork for 30 minutes every night. Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for down the street

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“Down the street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20the%20street. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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