down the street

phrase

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

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Bland said officers were dispatched after a 911 caller reported that Garcia had been walking down the street with a baseball bat, smashing car windows. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 The Hilton Plaza competed with the Fontainebleau just down the street and the Diplomat in Hollywood for the top entertainers of the day. — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Some long-time residents and a Taj manager say that’s no different from what’s happened in other old Manhattan buildings—including two just down the street. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026 On Wednesday, police released security video showing Karen Solomon walking down the street wearing shorts, a T-shirt and flip-flops. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026 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 1 Sep. 2026.

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