byroad
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Without further parley I left him, and set off along the byroad, scarce giving a glance to the poor dog limping painfully towards the inn.
From Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow by Strang, Herbert
There are fine merry fellows, full of mirth and shrewdly minted observation, who will not abide by one topic, who must always be lashing out upon some new byroad, snatching at every bush they pass.
From Mince Pie by Morley, Christopher
Along every high road, footpath, and byroad came horses and riders of various sorts and sizes, walking or jogging along towards the central point.
From Pixie O'Shaughnessy by Groome, William H. C.
By Emerson G. Taylor Miss Herron guided the fat horses into the byroad with the manner of a navigating officer on the bridge of a liner.
From Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 by Various
She will get warning of danger, and guides across the country--peasants who know every byroad through the fields, and every shallow in the rivers.
From Saint Bartholomew's Eve A Tale of the Huguenot WarS by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
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