street corner
noun
: the area of a sidewalk where two streets meet
He stood on the street corner waiting for the bus.
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May 8, 2024 at 8:27 p.m. | UPDATED: May 10, 2024 at 7:49 a.m.
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A man was shot to death on a Bronx street corner Wednesday by a gunman who took off in a black BMW, police sources said.
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
When sports betting was prohibited, the bookie on the street corner or the telephone line, was often hiding in plain sight.
—U.s. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2024
On the other side of town, a bearded young man stood on a busy street corner outside a shopping center and waved a large green-, white- and black-striped Palestinian flag.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024
On April 14, on the outskirts of Banjul, the capital of the West African country of Gambia, a small group of young men and women gathered on a street corner, carrying banners calling for the resignation of President Yahya Jammeh, the autocrat who has ruled the country for more than 20 years.
—Sidi Sanneh, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2016
Depicted via a series of Piaf’s memories, the film takes us through her meager beginnings singing on a street corner to the pinnacle of her global fame, shedding light on her experiences with addiction, romance, loss, and everything in between.
—John Ortved, Vogue, 14 June 2024
On the street corner near the estate, Trump supporters gathered with a large TRUMP sign in capital letters that could be seen by those driving by in Biden’s motorcade.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2024
Using data analysis to identify a small number of high-crime locations – often as small as a street corner or apartment building – supervisors tell officers not to make any arrests or do any kind of enforcement, really.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2024
History buffs will appreciate the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Pearson Field and Air Museum and Clark County Historical Museum, while the more artistically inclined might gravitate to the colorful murals found on nearly every street corner.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 8 Mar. 2024
Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
When sports betting was prohibited, the bookie on the street corner or the telephone line, was often hiding in plain sight.
—U.s. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2024
On the other side of town, a bearded young man stood on a busy street corner outside a shopping center and waved a large green-, white- and black-striped Palestinian flag.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024
On April 14, on the outskirts of Banjul, the capital of the West African country of Gambia, a small group of young men and women gathered on a street corner, carrying banners calling for the resignation of President Yahya Jammeh, the autocrat who has ruled the country for more than 20 years.
—Sidi Sanneh, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2016
Depicted via a series of Piaf’s memories, the film takes us through her meager beginnings singing on a street corner to the pinnacle of her global fame, shedding light on her experiences with addiction, romance, loss, and everything in between.
—John Ortved, Vogue, 14 June 2024
On the street corner near the estate, Trump supporters gathered with a large TRUMP sign in capital letters that could be seen by those driving by in Biden’s motorcade.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2024
Using data analysis to identify a small number of high-crime locations – often as small as a street corner or apartment building – supervisors tell officers not to make any arrests or do any kind of enforcement, really.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2024
History buffs will appreciate the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Pearson Field and Air Museum and Clark County Historical Museum, while the more artistically inclined might gravitate to the colorful murals found on nearly every street corner.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Street corner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/street%20corner. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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