sidewalk
(US, Canada, Philippines) A paved footpath located at the side of a road, for the use of pedestrians.
Seen in the wild
Cellphone video captured the driver trying to hit the teen on the sidewalk before she sped away.
raft on the sidewalk profit on a plank preaching CEO drops change #haiku4u #political #satire #puns #writing #writingprompt
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
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.
Definitions
(US, Canada, Philippines) A paved footpath located at the side of a road, for the use of pedestrians.
Stay on the sidewalk.
“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.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“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.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Riding an e-bike on the sidewalk should be grounds for immediate public execution”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Riding an e-bike on the sidewalk around be grounds for immediate public execution”
— Bluesky· May 2026“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”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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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.
“Cellphone video captured the driver trying to hit the teen on the sidewalk before she sped away.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“raft on the sidewalk profit on a plank preaching CEO drops change #haiku4u #political #satire #puns #writing #writingprompt”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Here is today's prompt: Genre: Political Satire Location: Raft Object: sidewalk Word: profit Happy #writing! #writingprompt”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Driver chased kid on dirt bike down the sidewalk, trying to hit them, deputies say #usnews”
— Bluesky· May 2026“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.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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