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
Called “beaten biscuits,” they got their leavening and smooth texture from being vigorously beaten and folded, according to John Egerton in “Southern Food: At Home, On the Road, In History.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2019
I guess that’s why he was sad that afternoon when we talked about On the Road.
From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
“The citation is geared towards improving motorist behavior, improving the sort of conditions on the road rather than increasing the sort of revenue for the city,” Thomas said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
They end the season on the road, facing a pair of division rivals in the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks from Sept. 21-26.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Back on the road, Charlotte and Connor barely have time to make themselves available to the dispatches team before another job comes in.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
“They’re way better drivers than a lot of other drivers that we see on the road, to tell you the truth,” Oborski said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
We just rest for a bit before gathering our things and heading back on the road.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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