Example sentences for: alleys

How can you use “alleys” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • However, old sections of the town survive in the winding alleys of the medieval and Moorish district, known as the Alfama.

  • Chances are kids will have the most fun while touring with their parents at Beijing’s celebrated outdoor attractions: running up and down the Great Wall, paddling rowboats at the Summer Palace or Behai Park, passing secret messages inside Echo Wall at the Temple of Heaven, or just strolling the exotic alleys and streets of the capital’s new and old neighborhoods.

  • In between the avenues, look out for the narrow, arrow-straight service alleys that form the entranceway to the old servants’ quarters at the backs of the houses.

  • It’s an atmospheric and spooky place, with old gun emplacements, lookout posts, and chilly alleys.

  • Stunning shots of Hong Kong alleys and markets are said to overcome a flimsy plot in The Joy Luck Club director Wayne Wang's "love letter to his native city" (Kevin Thomas, the Los Angeles Times ). In the story, co-written by novelist Paul Theroux, characters are metaphors for their countries: A dying British journalist (Jeremy Irons) interviews a Hong Kong hustler and falls in love with a Chinese ex-whore (Gong Li).


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