on the town
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We were finally ready for our night on the town, but we only walked six blocks before Fernando turned to me and told me that he was too tired to keep going.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
He said thousands of people had gathered in Lurgan weeks ago to celebrate St Patrick's Day, and that the "starkness of this event" casts a shadow on the town.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
Yet rumba is so much more than the soundtrack to a good night out on the town.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
Of his novel’s effect on the town during the July festival, Hemingway once wrote, “It is all there as it always was except forty thousand tourists have been added.”
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
Then, the most painful part past, she pressed two whole dollars into Mrs. Bedlow’s hand before going out on the town to buy Rachel shoes and shawl and to order a dress made for her.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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