man on the street

noun

1. man in the street.

Example Sentences

The citizen says “leaders we deserve? There’s one right here,” pointing to Mamdani, who responds with laughter and an exuberant slam dunk motion that was typical of Mamdani’s man on the street vibe that carried him to a decisive 12-point victory.

From Slate

“I did what I could to make them very effective, not realizing that in hindsight, those prank calls were the perfect training ground for man on the street interviews at ‘The Daily Show,’ ” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

The case was finally cracked after a witness reported a strange man on the street near the final shooting.

From Seattle Times

After laughing their way through the generational texting story and announcing that Kilmeade is the worst texter of all the Fox & Friends crew—it was a legitimately fun segment—the gang gets back on topic and throws to their man on the street at the Donald Trump trial.

From Slate

The BBC’s reporting includes several instant-classic quotes in the “man on the street” genre, such as the 24-year-old who described the rampaging horses as “not what you expect to see when you are going to work in the morning,” and the member of a clean-up crew who said that he and his co-workers “normally attend other types of traffic accidents” rather than collisions between cars and horses.

From Slate