on the town

1. Also, out on the town. In spirited pursuit of entertainment offered by a town or city, as in We went out on the town last night. [Early 1700s]

Example Sentences

The opening sequence of the 2013 film “The Internship,” which Vaughn wrote and starred in, has “Ironic” blasting in a convertible with the top down as Vaughn and Owen Wilson head out for a night on the town.

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Woodstock, Vt.—which has a quaint downtown filled with shops, and counts actress Ana de Armas as a part-time resident—has adapted to the social media-driven influx, said Keri Cole, who serves on the town selectboard.

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It was the first militant attack inside Palma, which is near the site of a massive TotalEnergies LNG project, since an insurgent strike on the town in March 2021 that killed more than 800 people, an analyst said.

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Our culture expects us to, after a relatively short period, just get over it, as if a few nights out on the town will do the trick.

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Asprilla's concerned team-mates once even got a taxi to his house after he did not show up for a team lunch in Newcastle, only to find him asleep following a night on the town.

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