How to Use on the street in a Sentence

on the street

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  • Not to mention on the street, where people talk face to face.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Video of the scene showed broken chunks of concrete on the street.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • There appeared to be some clothing and shoes on the street under the car.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Don’t like getting hit with other people’s big puffs out on the street.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • Those machines need to be licensed and insured and on the street with the cars.
    — Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Nothing is official, but that's the word on the street right now.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
  • He simply was never taught anything until he was thrown out on the street with no skills.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Depp, in character, croaked at the large crowd assembled on the street.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 July 2026
  • Everything will be fine, probably, was the word on the street.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
  • More money, more staff, more conferences — more people on the street.
    — David Lee Condrey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2026
  • The people were found dead on the street or in homes without air conditioning.
    — Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • An old school friend Shoichiro ran into on the street gave him a ticket to a concert.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Since then, O'Reilly sold her home after nearly 45 years on the street.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Parking can be at a premium, however, so be prepared to park on the street and walk up.
    — Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 7 July 2026
  • Park cars on the street and place everything in the driveway before moving to the second step.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2026
  • As the car gets closer, someone on the street appears to warn the vehicle to stop by waving their hand.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2026
  • And even if a bed is available, not everyone who sleeps on the street wants to go to an emergency shelter.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • Two other people were wounded by glass debris on the street outside the building.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • The moped passenger, who police said was struck by the truck’s rear wheel, can be seen on the video splayed out unconscious on the street.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
  • Police have not said if the man was shot from a passing vehicle or someone who confronted him on the street.
    — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The arrest went down so quietly that no one on the street noticed—not a single video hit on social media.
    — Rodney K. Harrison, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
  • Mark Russell played Saperstein, the department's eyes and ears on the street.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026
  • Love for those people that are on the street to get a good place, and everybody working together like good people.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • People started singing, chanting, and cheering together on the street while standing in the rain.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
  • Once known mostly to Toronto cinephiles, he now routinely gets recognized on the street.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, people on the street are just fascinated by the strangely naked corner.
    — ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • Video shows Neil flopping his blubbery body around on the street, destroying fences and cuddling with traffic cones.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • From above, police patrol cars can be seen in the area, with officers interacting with people on the street.
    — Brad Hamilton, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • During one such shortage, Amutwayi went to buy water from a vendor point on the street but did not have enough money to pay the full price.
    — Raul Roman, NPR, 25 July 2026
  • Mbaye remembers moving from New York and being confused when strangers greeted him on the street.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

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