On the Road
noun
a novel (1957) by Jack Kerouac.
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Traveling, as in Our salesmen are on the road five days a week . [Mid-1600s]
On the Road
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Traveling, as in Our salesmen are on the road five days a week . [Mid-1600s]
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on the road to . On the way to, following a course that will end in. For example, We could see Mary was on the road to recovery , or The business obviously was on the road to ruin . [Mid-1600s]
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When J.H., a junior at an Orange County public high school, went to the school library to check out On the Road by Jack Kerouac, it was nowhere to be found.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2025
Irsay's most prized item is the original typewritten scroll for Jack Kerouac's "On the Road," which he bought in 2001 for $2.43 million.
From Reuters ● Jun. 3, 2022
The Democrat made the comments in a Vogue magazine profile titled, “A First Lady for All of Us: On the Road with Dr. Jill Biden.”
From Washington Times ● Jul. 1, 2021
Twice, on consecutive nights – on the first two dates of their On the Road Again world tour.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 2, 2019
Annie read from a copy of On the Road she’d checked out of the library.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
In this conference, you don’t take winning on the road for granted.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Although younger acts bounced back the following year, veterans were still a formidable presence on the road.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Most of the vehicles currently on the road, even those generating revenue, are still basically prototypes, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
It was a win Arsenal needed, because they face some tough Champions League assignments on the road ahead, such as a home game with Real Madrid and a visit to Bayern Munich.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Chase had thought that being on the road would bring him and his father closer together.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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