: a usually paved walk for pedestrians at the side of a street
Example Sentences
Bicycles are not allowed on the sidewalk.
Recent Examples on the WebOfficers found the man's body on the sidewalk in the 2000 block of Elm Street just before midnight. Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2022 Officers focused their investigation on the sidewalk in front of the house.Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2022 Officers on patrol found the man — later identified as Donovan Young, 35, of Chinle, Arizona — lying on the sidewalk in front of a restaurant in the area around 11 p.m., Flagstaff police said in a news release. Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Sep. 2022 Investigators found several shell casings in the street as well as blood, bullet fragments and broken glass on the sidewalk in front of the Hampton Inn. Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Sep. 2022 Moments earlier, a 38-year-old Uber driver behind the wheel of a gray Chrysler minivan was fatally shot about 10:35 p.m. by someone on a sidewalk in the 500 block of West 95th Street in the Brainerd neighborhood, according to a police report. Deanese Williams-harris, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2022 Powell and Carver were spotted sharing a kiss on a sidewalk in character, while Bernhard was filmed walking out of a psychic parlor. Nick Romano, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2022 On August 1, officers found Muhammad Afzaal Hussain on a sidewalk around 9:19 p.m. in the area of Cornell Street and Lead Avenue. Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 9 Aug. 2022 In a separate case, San Diego police say a teen issued a gang challenge before a 14-year-old boy was gunned down July 10 on a sidewalk in City Heights. David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1739, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing sidewalk
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Kids Definition
sidewalk
noun
side·walk ˈsīd-ˌwȯk
: a usually paved walk at the side of a street or road