(US, Canada, Philippines) A paved footpath located at the side of a road, for the use of pedestrians.
Stay on the sidewalk.
“Riding an e-bike on the sidewalk around be grounds for immediate public execution”
“Riding an e-bike on the sidewalk should be grounds for immediate public execution”
“Real talk: One thing I realize I don’t miss about going to work in the city every day. Mentally ill people screaming and folks suffering from addiction laying along the sidewalk. I don’t blame them for being there. Society has failed them. But it’s exhausting to witness.”
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Here is today's prompt: Genre: Political Satire Location: Raft Object: sidewalk Word: profit Happy #writing! #writingprompt
“Last week I helped cut the ribbon on new traffic lights, crosswalks, sidewalk ramps, and pedestrian beacons on Pearson Ranch Rd and Iveans Way, between Elsa England Elementary and Pearson Ranch Middle School. This is a milestone for the Avery Ranch community. 1/2”
“Au contraire, I think we should design our urban transitional spaces to be serendipity spaces. Bump into your kid's teacher as you're stepping on the bus. Smile at a fellow dog walker. Pause to cool your hands off in a compact fountain. Buy a coffee from a sidewalk cart.”
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(US, by extension) Any paved footpath, even if not located at the side of a road.
Morning commuters in parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas discovered slick sidewalks and icy roadways Monday.
“A woman in Washington state was arrested for a DUI after driving recklessly on a suburban sidewalk and chasing down a child on their bike.”
“Cellphone video captured the driver trying to hit the teen on the sidewalk before she sped away.”
“Here is today's prompt: Genre: Political Satire Location: Raft Object: sidewalk Word: profit Happy #writing! #writingprompt”
“Driver chased kid on dirt bike down the sidewalk, trying to hit them, deputies say #usnews”
“raft on the sidewalk profit on a plank preaching CEO drops change #haiku4u #political #satire #puns #writing #writingprompt”
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