In a sentence
Six example sentences with abreast, each labelled with its topic.
The club runs two abreast on narrow lanes, moving into single file whenever a car appears behind them.
Fitness
The pipers walked four abreast down the high street, filling the road from one row of shops to the other.
Music
The two guards ran abreast down the court, and the defender could not decide which one to follow.
Basketball
The canal is wide enough for two barges to pass abreast, though skippers still slow to a crawl at the bends.
Travel
Roman roads were built so that two carts could travel abreast, a width that later engineers kept for centuries.
History
The final shot has the four friends walking abreast down the empty highway as the credits begin to roll.
Movies
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