sidewalk
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- noun
- /ˈsaɪdˌwɔk/
- US
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- The city installed new benches along the sidewalk for people to rest.
- walk on the sidewalk
- pedestrians on the sidewalk
- streets and sidewalks
I'm like, okay, and so I'm on the sidewalk, she's leaving again.
- I'm like, okay, and so I'm on the sidewalk, she's leaving again.
- Yeah, it's a woman walking down the sidewalk and that's all I got.
- There are no lanes on the roads, no sidewalks, no playgrounds.
- There's a man by himself on the sidewalk, just by himself.
- She's out here crying on the sidewalk about a love that is long gone.
- And at one time all the sidewalks were painted.
- Also, people just own public space on the sidewalk.
- If I make it back to my office, traversing these icy sidewalks, I could go back.
- That's sometimes you walk on a sidewalk and and you step in dog poop.
- So, yeah, Dave Portner was off sidewalk eating pizza.
- RIPI mean the sidewalk in Louisiana thing is dangerous.
- So Charlie meets him at the fence, like on the sidewalk, Charlie grading.
Examples
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The city added colorful, textured sidewalks, new street furniture, lighting, and planting to India Street.
Academic text (2008) -
The frost was heavy and covered the streets and sidewalks with its treacherous sheen.
Fiction book (1990) -
Stay on the sidewalk, stay together, move!
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So I was riding down the sidewalk back home.
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And so by having the sidewalk, we can walk home safely.
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You were standing on the sidewalk yelling and looking very silly.
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Christina burst out onto the sidewalk, ran down School Street, heading for town.
Fiction book (1990) -
In response, four miles of sidewalks were constructed in an effort to reduce fatalities.
Academic text (2008) -
As I walked up the crumbled sidewalk, I could hear a radio blaring loudly.
Fiction book (1990) -
Children can often be seen playing on the sidewalk during warm summer days.
Synonyms
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A path made for people to go on foot
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A path at the side of a road for people to walk on
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A path for people to walk on, often by a road or river
A path for people to walk on beside a road
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Etymology
The word sidewalk comes from the two simple words side ('beside') and walk ('to walk'). So it literally means a path where people walk beside the road, which British English often calls the 'pavement'.