How to Use sidewalk in a Sentence

sidewalk

noun
  • Bicycles are not allowed on the sidewalk.
  • We weren't allowed to look at him on the sidewalk.
    — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
  • The broken glass that sits on the sidewalk.
    — Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • Fournier flies through the bus doors and lands face-first on the sidewalk and his cart.
    — NBC News, 19 Feb. 2022
  • The city will use wheel tax funds to repair sidewalks.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Draw a hopscotch court with sidewalk chalk and play a game or two.
    — Catherine Holecko, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • The road has no curbs, gutters or sidewalks.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 4 May 2026
  • Loud applause erupts from the sidewalk as the group cheers her on.
    — Chris Ajuoga, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Now let’s say the problem is the sidewalk in front of your house.
    — Wes Marshall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • Those crisp edges along your sidewalk and driveway?
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
  • That area had a bike lane, but no sidewalk or streetlights.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The boy collapsed on the grass near the sidewalk and the man ran away.
    — Juan A. Lozano, Chron, 3 May 2022
  • Our angel was right there on the sidewalk, just past the young men.
    — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
  • Alan’s three daughters sat on the sidewalk in front of their house.
    — Matthew Klam, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Homeless men lay slumped on the sidewalks.
    — Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The restaurant is so small that the host stand is on the front sidewalk.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2024
  • The truck was knocked onto the sidewalk.
    — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Do not block sidewalks, driveways or storm drains.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Glass was left shattered on the sidewalk.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Some parked in the next-door credit union and walked down a short sidewalk.
    — David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2021
  • Dogs are sticking to the sidewalk.
    — Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The sidewalk was also shut down.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Video from the scene showed shirts, pants and shoes strewn across the sidewalk in front of the store.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
  • The hole in the sidewalk remained.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Trees with root problems and those near sidewalks or drives are the first to fall too.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
  • How would the blind tell the street from the sidewalk if electric cars spoke or barked?
    — John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022
  • And then there was nothing to do but to put it out on the sidewalk on trash night.
    — Lucy Sante, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022
  • Plus, tracks from winter boots and salt from the sidewalks can break down the rug's fibers.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The people in the car and the pair on the sidewalk got into a fight.
    — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022
  • Another tip is to clean the stoop and the sidewalk near the home.
    — Terri Williams, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024

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