down the street

idiom

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

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Every weekend, cars loaded up with groceries and goodies at Jacksonville's Sam’s Club and Costco stores zip out of the parking lot and down the street. Alexandria Mansfield, Florida Times-Union, 8 Feb. 2026 Sylvia Mejia-Bivens remembers growing up down the street from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and watching airplanes take off, wishing one day to be close to them. Michael Salerno, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026 As the bus veers into the girl’s path, Amira attempts to run around the oncoming vehicle, but the bus strikes her and drags her down the street, the video shows. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026 The hotel can also shuttle guests to the restaurant at Origins Floral down the street. Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 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 14 Feb. 2026.

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