street
noun
a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
streets
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pluralof street.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In Kyiv, generators hum in the light-starved streets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
They fear the displacement of traffic on to their roads, with buses, taxis and bikes being rerouted to adjacent streets.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
In the Hebron neighbourhood of Ein Deir Baha, nestled between two hills, vacated buildings were marked by X's and the streets were deserted, save a pair of Israeli military vehicles.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
Hundreds of thousands of people are protesting in the streets.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026
The folds and ridges in the hemispheres are like cross streets, and medical students must memorize every one.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
