on the street

1. Also, in the street.

2. Without a job, unemployed, as in After they fired her she was on the street for two years . [First half of 1900s]

3. Without a regular place of residence, homeless, as in It's terrible to be on the street in winter . [Mid-1800s]

4. Released from prison, as in One more year and he'll be back in the street . [First half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

On the street bordering the prison camp to the northeast, the report said, a shooter opened fire toward a house in the opposite direction of the prison.

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Two people were pulled from the helicopter, and three people were injured on the street, police said.

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“How are you looking different than those other 1,000 people that I’ve encountered on the street that day?”

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You then enter the address of your hotel and you can immediately zoom in on the street environment, study the hotel's façade and the height of the surrounding buildings.

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The region is full of greedy grasping men on all sides, they feel more secure in their palaces when their people are employed, and an 18-year-old boy on the street would think, “I’d like to not live in a sand hole but wear a tuxedo in a casino with girls in sequins walking by.”

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