down the street

idiom

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

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After Ritchson filmed a scene walking down the street, black SUVs pulled up and the Bidens got out. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 17 June 2025 The girls would walk two houses down the street to spend the weekend at their mom’s house. Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 16 June 2025 In the video, Jessica, who gave her first name only, walks down the street with Toby, but all of a sudden the pup stops dead in his tracks. Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025 Harmon’s family had lived in the same house in Altadena for 57 years, down the street from her high school. Simmone Shah, Time, 5 June 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 20 Jun. 2025.

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