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
Instead of a blazing back alley permeated with the stench of garbage and plagued by rats, residents find a lush and usable green space, cooled by the shade of tall perimeter buildings and by heat-absorbing vegetation.
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Alicia Pederson, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
The men drove Karen to an alley, where Glenn stabbed her 42 times and nearly decapitated her.
—Brianne Tracy, People.com, 10 May 2025
There in that alley, few words are exchanged, but audiences get a tantalizing hint of skin as Ray unzips his uniform, and may laugh at the sound of Colin choking on his prize.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 May 2025
Hank Hill is back with his longtime pals – Bill, Dale, and Boomhauer – drinking beer in the alley behind Hank's house.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 14 May 2025
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Alicia Pederson, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
The men drove Karen to an alley, where Glenn stabbed her 42 times and nearly decapitated her.
—Brianne Tracy, People.com, 10 May 2025
There in that alley, few words are exchanged, but audiences get a tantalizing hint of skin as Ray unzips his uniform, and may laugh at the sound of Colin choking on his prize.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 May 2025
Hank Hill is back with his longtime pals – Bill, Dale, and Boomhauer – drinking beer in the alley behind Hank's house.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for alley
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alley
Noun
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In one video, officers were seen throwing smoke bombs and flash bangs onto the street to get people to disperse, so the authorities could drive away in vans, SUVs and military-style vehicles.—
Greg Wehner , Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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Like the old streets in so many cities, which were meant to bring out the history, turned out to be repetitions everywhere.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Panahi was last in the Cannes Competition with 3 Faces in 2019, a political road movie starring Iranian star Behnaz Jafari.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
30 May 2025
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The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
Noun
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There are about 545 active capital projects planned for this year on state highways, bridges and roads.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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This case follows another that occurred in 2018, when armed men kidnapped two members of the musical group Los Norteños de Río Bravo, whose bodies were later found on the federal highway connecting Reynosa to Río Bravo, Tamaulipas.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2025
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“Alley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alley. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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