Alley
noun
A narrow street or passage between or behind buildings.
We walked through a narrow alley to reach the main road.
Often appears as...
- dark alley
- narrow alley
noun
A pathway in a building or outdoor space for a specific purpose.
The bowling alley was crowded on the weekend.
Often appears as...
- bowling alley
- skating alley
noun
A place frequented for a particular purpose.
This part of the city is a favourite alley for street artists.
Often appears as...
- artists' alley
- sellers' alley
noun
A straight part of a racetrack or running course.
The sprinter broke the record in the fastest alley.
Often appears as...
- fastest alley
- slowest alley
noun
A narrow street or passage between or behind buildings.
We walked through a narrow alley to reach the main road.
Often appears as...
- dark alley
- narrow alley
noun
A pathway in a building or outdoor space for a specific purpose.
The bowling alley was crowded on the weekend.
Often appears as...
- bowling alley
- skating alley
noun
A place frequented for a particular purpose.
This part of the city is a favourite alley for street artists.
Often appears as...
- artists' alley
- sellers' alley
noun
A straight part of a racetrack or running course.
The sprinter broke the record in the fastest alley.
Often appears as...
- fastest alley
- slowest alley
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Urban Settings
Alleys are often found in cities, providing shortcuts or access to services.
The garbage trucks collect trash from the alley behind the apartment buildings.
Pro Tip 2/3Common in Mysteries
Alleys may imply mystery or danger, common in crime fiction or films.
The detective chased the suspect down the dark alley.
Pro Tip 3/3Access Routes
Alleys serve as service routes for deliveries, garbage collection, and utility services.
Deliveries are to be made in the alley next to the bakery.
Pro Tip 1/3Urban Settings
Alleys are often found in cities, providing shortcuts or access to services.
The garbage trucks collect trash from the alley behind the apartment buildings.
Pro Tip 2/3Common in Mysteries
Alleys may imply mystery or danger, common in crime fiction or films.
The detective chased the suspect down the dark alley.
Pro Tip 3/3Access Routes
Alleys serve as service routes for deliveries, garbage collection, and utility services.
Deliveries are to be made in the alley next to the bakery.
Pro Tip 1/3Urban Settings
Alleys are often found in cities, providing shortcuts or access to services.
The garbage trucks collect trash from the alley behind the apartment buildings.
Pro Tip 2/3Common in Mysteries
Alleys may imply mystery or danger, common in crime fiction or films.
The detective chased the suspect down the dark alley.
Pro Tip 3/3Access Routes
Alleys serve as service routes for deliveries, garbage collection, and utility services.
Deliveries are to be made in the alley next to the bakery.
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Crayfish Hunting in...
at the end of the week. I'd love you to come and join us. I would love to. You know what goes really well with this? A bit of wallaby. I think you need a bit of game in there, a bit of meat. I know a lady that might be able to help you out. Serious? Yeah. Just ask any of the locals for Sarah. Sarah. Yep. Loves a bit of fire. Yep, she'll be right up your alley. The addition of a protein, the wallaby, would be amazing.
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Why do we dream? - Amy...
Whether it's an anxiety-filled night of being chased through the woods by a bear or fighting off a ninja in a dark alley, these dreams allow you to practice your fight or flight instincts and keep them sharp and dependable in case you'll need them in real life. But it doesn't always have to be unpleasant.
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What doctors don't know...
because it is a problem, because it sends us all down blind alleys, their first recommendation of how to fix this problem is to make it easier to publish negative results in science, and to change the incentives so that scientists are encouraged to post more of their negative results in public.
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How Syria's architecture...
but rather, approachability and ease, moral values that promote generosity and acceptance, architecture that is for everyone to enjoy, not just for the elite, just as used to be in the shadowed alleys of the old Islamic city, mixed designs that encourage a sense of community.
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Corruption, wealth and...
But along the alleys, street signs contain words in Venetian dialect for the locations of old boatyards, oar makers and ferry stations, imprinting the memory of the boat-building trades that once kept life in the most serene republic gliding along at a steady clip.
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Why our universe might...
That's how physics A single measurement can put us on the road to a new understanding of the universe or it can send us down a blind alley. But whichever it turns out to be, there is one thing I'm sure
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My descent into...
And since I'm here baring my soul with you, I can reveal that I did not even know what the word "docile" meant. Dead serious. But it was as if this man in this alley had offered me a lifeline.
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What forgiveness can...
forgetting or else we'll be stuck forever in my alley life experience I learned that if you have born poor you and life has no value and it might shatter life
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Cuba's Animal Underworld...
whiskers to help them feel their way around the limestone alleys in the dark hold up below ground hutia avoid the heat of the day
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Safari Live - Day 325 PIPE...
down here I'm sure we can all start to unwind with a bit more of a peaceful shining mashaallah has some alleys yes
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Crayfish Hunting in...
at the end of the week. I'd love you to come and join us. I would love to. You know what goes really well with this? A bit of wallaby. I think you need a bit of game in there, a bit of meat. I know a lady that might be able to help you out. Serious? Yeah. Just ask any of the locals for Sarah. Sarah. Yep. Loves a bit of fire. Yep, she'll be right up your alley. The addition of a protein, the wallaby, would be amazing.
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Why do we dream? - Amy...
Whether it's an anxiety-filled night of being chased through the woods by a bear or fighting off a ninja in a dark alley, these dreams allow you to practice your fight or flight instincts and keep them sharp and dependable in case you'll need them in real life. But it doesn't always have to be unpleasant.
Video examples
What doctors don't know...
because it is a problem, because it sends us all down blind alleys, their first recommendation of how to fix this problem is to make it easier to publish negative results in science, and to change the incentives so that scientists are encouraged to post more of their negative results in public.
Video examples
How Syria's architecture...
but rather, approachability and ease, moral values that promote generosity and acceptance, architecture that is for everyone to enjoy, not just for the elite, just as used to be in the shadowed alleys of the old Islamic city, mixed designs that encourage a sense of community.
Video examples
Corruption, wealth and...
But along the alleys, street signs contain words in Venetian dialect for the locations of old boatyards, oar makers and ferry stations, imprinting the memory of the boat-building trades that once kept life in the most serene republic gliding along at a steady clip.
Video examples
Why our universe might...
That's how physics A single measurement can put us on the road to a new understanding of the universe or it can send us down a blind alley. But whichever it turns out to be, there is one thing I'm sure
Video examples
My descent into...
And since I'm here baring my soul with you, I can reveal that I did not even know what the word "docile" meant. Dead serious. But it was as if this man in this alley had offered me a lifeline.
Video examples
What forgiveness can...
forgetting or else we'll be stuck forever in my alley life experience I learned that if you have born poor you and life has no value and it might shatter life
Video examples
Cuba's Animal Underworld...
whiskers to help them feel their way around the limestone alleys in the dark hold up below ground hutia avoid the heat of the day
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Safari Live - Day 325 PIPE...
down here I'm sure we can all start to unwind with a bit more of a peaceful shining mashaallah has some alleys yes
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Richard P. Feynman
American Physicist
Do not keep saying to yourself, if you can possibly avoid it, 'But how can it be like that?' because you will get 'down the drain,' into a blind alley from which nobody has yet escaped. Nobody knows how it can be like that.
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Alicia Keys
American Musician
Adam Levine and I remade the Rolling Stones' classic Wild Horses, and it is right up my alley, that whole style. It has a style of its own but still stays very true to the classic arrangement, and I love it.
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Benjamin Wittes
American Journalist
When it comes to letting kids out into dark alleys, we understand that they have things to steal. We need to understand that in online life, too.
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Kevin Hart
American Actor
I performed in a bowling alley before while people were still bowling. Cut the check, and I will perform anywhere.
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Hema Malini
Indian Actress
Stray cattle roam every lane and alley, but we are building cow shelters and trying to resolve the problem.
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Brian Schweitzer
American Politician
I don't know a single Republican in Montana who would get in a fight in a bowling alley for John McCain.
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Jason Priestley
Canadian Actor
Obviously musical theatre is not my thing, but dramatic theatre is much more up my alley.
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Martin Mull
American Actor
Having children is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain.
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Brian Azzarello
American Writer
I like alleys. They are the backdoor to everything.
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Mookie Betts
American Athlete
I grew up in bowling alleys.
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Richard P. Feynman
American Physicist
Do not keep saying to yourself, if you can possibly avoid it, 'But how can it be like that?' because you will get 'down the drain,' into a blind alley from which nobody has yet escaped. Nobody knows how it can be like that.
Quote examples
Alicia Keys
American Musician
Adam Levine and I remade the Rolling Stones' classic Wild Horses, and it is right up my alley, that whole style. It has a style of its own but still stays very true to the classic arrangement, and I love it.
Quote examples
Benjamin Wittes
American Journalist
When it comes to letting kids out into dark alleys, we understand that they have things to steal. We need to understand that in online life, too.
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Kevin Hart
American Actor
I performed in a bowling alley before while people were still bowling. Cut the check, and I will perform anywhere.
Quote examples
Hema Malini
Indian Actress
Stray cattle roam every lane and alley, but we are building cow shelters and trying to resolve the problem.
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Brian Schweitzer
American Politician
I don't know a single Republican in Montana who would get in a fight in a bowling alley for John McCain.
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Jason Priestley
Canadian Actor
Obviously musical theatre is not my thing, but dramatic theatre is much more up my alley.
Quote examples
Martin Mull
American Actor
Having children is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain.
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Brian Azzarello
American Writer
I like alleys. They are the backdoor to everything.
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Mookie Betts
American Athlete
I grew up in bowling alleys.
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