Sentence examples for side road from inspiring English sources

"side road" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to refer to a smaller road running parallel to a main road. For example, "We took a detour down the side road to avoid the traffic on the highway."

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side road

noun

Alternative form of sideroad

Exact(56)

They rarely take a side road.

The New York Times - Books

A side road has been closed to the public.

The New York Times

There was an intriguing clue on a side road here.

The New York Times

My friend's driver took evasive measures and escaped down a side road.

The New Yorker

EARLY in the morning in Texas a vehicle slows and turns onto a side road.

The Economist

They go off on a side road searching for a place to eat.

The New Yorker

Umpqua attracted the kind of people prone to detour down the side road.

The New York Times - Travel

Similar(4)

The sandy yellow side roads are dazzling.

The Economist

He used side roads to get out.

The New York Times

(C) Side roads: South Canyon Rim Drive, Lake Butte Road, Firehole Canyon Drive, North Canyon Rim Drive, and Riverside Drive.

Cornell University

Traffic was detoured to side roads.

The New York Times

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