alley
noun
a passage, as through a continuous row of houses, permitting access from the street to backyards, garages, etc.
alleys
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pluralof alley.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"I know all the roads and streets very well… we had all the information we needed about Kabul and its alleys," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Their shops down narrow alleys sit dark behind faded signs advertising "traditional fortune-telling houses".
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
The movie’s vision of Los Angeles isn’t typical: warehouses in the Valley, back alleys in downtown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Bradley Barcola, brought in for his pace, ran down blind alleys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
I took the alleys and concentrated on the sound of my tires over the loose gravel, on the whir of the gear chain.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
