lovers' lane

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a secluded lane, road, or parking area sought out by lovers for its privacy.

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Origin of lovers' lane

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Words nearby lovers' lane

lover, love rat, lover boy, loverly, lover's knot, lovers' lane, lover's leap, love seat, love set, lovesick, Love's Labour's Lost

How to use lovers' lane in a sentence

This week the Church of England named the Reverend Libby Lane as its first female bishop.
First Anglican Woman Bishop A Return to Christian Roots|Candida Moss|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I know that many people do not feel they possess their partners and lovers.
Owning Up to Possession’s Downside|Samantha Harvey|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The lovers are seated across the room from each other,” he begins in his deliberate tones.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Former cadet Lane said he only saw Jackson attempt to catch one of them.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor|S. C. Gwynne|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Down a one-lane gravel road sits the house Burton left seven years ago.
Mrs. Manson, Hometown Antihero|Justin Glawe|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Two young lovers were exchanging their hearts' yearnings beneath the children's tent, which they had found unoccupied.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
He stood, with the air of a hero, both arms extended towards the amazed pair of lovers.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
The lovers got up, with only a silent protest, and walked slowly away somewhere else.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
The order of meals at Lane End was somewhat peculiar even then, and would now be almost unique.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
The main entrance is in the centre of the St. Martin's Lane front, and consists of a central roadway for carts and wagons, 15ft.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell

Other Idioms and Phrases with lovers' lane

lovers' lane

A secluded road or area sought out by lovers seeking privacy. For example, The police loved to embarrass youngsters parked in lovers' lane. [Late 1800s]

lovers' lane

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