down the street

idiom

: some distance away on the same street
our neighbor down the street

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And still for others, the simple ease of throwing everything in one bag and heading out the door makes up for any anxiety of being seen walking down the street with a Louis Vuitton Neverfull hitched on their shoulder. Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025 After fleeing the station the suspect walked down Metropolitan Ave. and appeared to try to enter a building before continuing to walk down the street, police said. Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025 The former Town Kitchen & Bar just down the street has reopened as Kitchen 57, and the new Grape Ape wine bar is now open, too. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2025 And for early risers: The crazy popular Drop In Donut lies just down the street, selling — and briskly selling out of — small-batch, handmade treats in flavors such as passionfruit, raspberry and coffee. John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for down the street

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“Down the street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20the%20street. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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