by-road
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of by-road
Example Sentences
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At first I think somewhat strange, but soon I see that there be only one such by-road.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Let's hope that before any message they send can take effect we shall have reached that by-road.
From A Hero of Li?ge by Strang, Herbert
It was a lonely spot, for there was not even a farmhouse in sight, and as it was only a by-road it was very seldom frequented, even by the country people.
From A Terrible Tomboy by Brazil, Angela
Up the road about five miles, turn down a by-road on the right; there's a row of poplars on one side; you can't miss it.
From A Hero of Li?ge by Strang, Herbert
He halted and lingered for awhile in that embowered part of the little by-road which opens on the shore, half afraid to terminate a suspense in which was still a hope.
From The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
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