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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Trading Standards has described the proliferation of shops selling illicit tobacco as an "explosion" across Scotland's high streets.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Meanwhile, just three Tesla cars are on the streets in a small, geofenced portion of Miami, according to the website.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Across Cairo, a megalopolis home to over 26 million people, major streets have been lined with Chinese and Egyptian flags, as well as billboards showing Sisi and Xi.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
London’s priciest neighborhoods are showcases for ostentatious automobiles at all times of year, V12 engines roaring through streets where speed limits top out at 20 miles-per-hour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The windows weren’t glassed in at the rear of the streetcar, and the wind cooled my face as we screeched and clanged through streets teeming with motorcars and pedestrians.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
