Example sentences for: alleys

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

  • Illegal abortions vs. legal abortions: When abortion was illegal, pro-choicers focused national attention on the gore and repugnance of coat hangers and back alleys.

  • Tucked away behind narrow alleys, this recently restored extravaganza is out of all proportion to its tiny piazza and no amount of signposts leading to it can prepare you for the marvellous shock of discovery.

  • The “9 streets” is a number of small alleys which form the ribs linking the Herengracht, Keizergracht, and Prinsengracht.

  • The Venetians fortified their main towns — Naxos Town and Antiparos Town are wonderful examples of this — creating labyrinths of narrow alleys and cul-de-sacs that were designed to confuse and to demoralize invaders.

  • Convenience gambling--a cheerful phrase for an alarming idea--is premised on the notion that once gambling is legal, it should be allowed just about everywhere: convenience stores, bars, restaurants, bowling alleys, gas stations.


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