backstreet
Britishnoun
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a street in a town remote from the main roads
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(modifier) denoting illicit activities regarded as likely to take place in such a street
a backstreet abortion
Example Sentences
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Her options were to induce an abortion herself or find a doctor or backstreet abortionist who would do it at a price.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
Today’s forgotten backstreet can be tomorrow’s “south of…” or “north of….” the new hot place, or adjacent to the new hot place.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 13, 2025
And Justino didn’t sweat away the months in this compact gym in a gritty industrial backstreet in Orange County simply for a paycheck.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2022
Given such religious precepts, social stigma and a mishmash of laws that in most African nations only allow abortions in extreme situations, backstreet operations remain rife.
From Reuters • May 31, 2022
Farid parked along the curb on a small backstreet next to a ramshackle, abandoned building with no door.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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