out on the town
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Two Danish citizens, an American, a Briton and two Australians -- Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones -- died following what media said was a night out on the town in Vang Vieng in November 2024.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Midtown Manhattan is clogged again with impossible traffic, downtown’s booming, people are back in the office and out on the town, Broadway is back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
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.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2025
But they were more excited to be out on the town without being mobbed.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2024
While the rest of Manhattan was out on the town, he'd stayed home to peel apples and listen to country music.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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