Examples of sidewalk in a Sentence
Bicycles are not allowed on the sidewalk.
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What’s the argument of cities such as Grants Pass?
Lawyers for Grants Pass argue that camping on a public sidewalk is a conduct, not a status.
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David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
The San Diego ordinance, which took effect at the end of July 2023, bans camps near schools, shelters and transit hubs, in parks, and — if shelter beds are available — on public sidewalks.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
Families, including those with small children, camped out on the sidewalk.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
The airy dining room opens to sidewalk seating, and a small retail area and a private dining room are tucked in the back.
—Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
The restaurant is so small that the host stand is on the front sidewalk.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2024
And a lot of us grow up like a weed in the crack in the sidewalk someplace—untended, unguided.
—John J. Lennon, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
And on Friday, before the shelter was open, another line was forming down the sidewalk and the parking lot was backed up with people searching for a spot.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2024
Cullen repurposed a bed of river rocks that sat near the sidewalk and had Bella Design create a stream feature with those rocks that winds from the bottom of the garden toward the patio.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
The San Diego ordinance, which took effect at the end of July 2023, bans camps near schools, shelters and transit hubs, in parks, and — if shelter beds are available — on public sidewalks.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
Families, including those with small children, camped out on the sidewalk.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
The airy dining room opens to sidewalk seating, and a small retail area and a private dining room are tucked in the back.
—Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
The restaurant is so small that the host stand is on the front sidewalk.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2024
And a lot of us grow up like a weed in the crack in the sidewalk someplace—untended, unguided.
—John J. Lennon, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
And on Friday, before the shelter was open, another line was forming down the sidewalk and the parking lot was backed up with people searching for a spot.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2024
Cullen repurposed a bed of river rocks that sat near the sidewalk and had Bella Design create a stream feature with those rocks that winds from the bottom of the garden toward the patio.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
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“Sidewalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sidewalk. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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sidewalk
noun
side·walk
ˈsīd-ˌwȯk 
: a usually paved walk at the side of a street or road
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