How to Use side road in a Sentence

side road

noun
  • We like driving on side roads when we travel.
  • Buzbee asked the deputy if a person could have parked on a side road.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
  • But the strikers told us what roads were closed and how to get on side roads.
    — latimes.com, 17 June 2018
  • Allow extra time for your trip on detour routes and on side roads in the area.
    — oregonlive.com, 31 July 2019
  • One cast a warm, yellowish-white color across the sleepy side road.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2023
  • There is no turning back, no compromise, no side road.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Open fields and side roads will need to be cleared of the lethal explosives for any chance of success.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2023
  • One of the keepers of that history can be found in a vast courtyard off a side road.
    — Riazat Butt, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The bus overturned and fell down a side road 66 feet below the highway.
    — Fox News, 25 Aug. 2018
  • Just keep in mind that side roads may not be cleared or plowed as regularly as main highways.
    — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Along the way, your car is prepped in the garage for an eventual side-by-side road race through the mountains.
    — Rich Exner, cleveland, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Traffic heading southbound on side roads was at a standstill.
    — Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 June 2019
  • Barrera is avoiding driving on main avenues today, and took the side roads to get to work.
    — latimes.com, 14 July 2019
  • Turn down a random side road and enjoy the rugged, vast serenity of the desert landscapes.
    — Alicia Erickson, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Soldiers rerouted us onto a side road through the mountains, jammed with traffic for six miles, we were told.
    — Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Along a side road, volunteers with coolers are handing out bottles.
    — Leila Saidane, Dallas News, 8 July 2021
  • From a small side road, observers can view extensive rows of chicken cages that are patrolled by at least two large dogs.
    — Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Police continued to chase the suspects as their vehicle turned down a side road.
    — Fox News, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Around Pittsburgh's South Hills, main roads were in good shape, but side roads were a problem.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • These guys are the ones who are sort of being left on the side road of the information superhighway.
    — Sarah Jones, The New Republic, 13 Apr. 2018
  • The map is fairly clear and easy to operate — although the main roads can far bolder than side roads — and tuning is not bad.
    — Scott Sturgis, Philly.com, 5 Mar. 2018
  • The journey to a place of understanding would be one of side roads and unexpected turns.
    — Hazlitt, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Rapozo said visitors should stick to the highway and avoid side roads, where tourists are likely to get in the way of repair crews.
    — Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2018
  • The main highway was only built a few years ago, and most of the side roads are still unpaved, giving the region a rustic feel.
    — Marianne Perez-Fransius, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2024
  • This is especially true on untreated side roads.
    — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Icy glaze is possible on untreated surfaces, such as sidewalks, side roads.
    — Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 27 Dec. 2025
  • The reporter turned down a side road as water and debris smashed into the side of the vehicle, pushing it off course.
    — Jake Maxwell Watts, WSJ, 24 Dec. 2018
  • Pearland is planning a number of west-side road extensions and expansions to help its drivers get around faster.
    — Dana Burke, Houston Chronicle, 10 Jan. 2018
  • Ford took the video Monday afternoon on a side road off Badger Rd.
    — Laurel Andrews, Alaska Dispatch News, 31 Oct. 2017
  • And things get weirder still when Taba suddenly drives onto a side road, stops the car, gets out and walks into the desert.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 June 2022

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