woman in the street
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of woman in the street
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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From the bus, I see two men and one woman in the street.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
He recalled that officers met a woman in the street in a "distressed state" who cried out "Oh God! It's the bairn, they've found the bairn" at about 10:30 on 8 October.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2023
“We have had individuals come back on the force who a reasonable man or woman in the street would say, ‘I don’t want that person carrying a gun on my behalf,’ ” said Ms. Patterson.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2022
“The average man and woman in the street probably doesn’t care a lot about it,” said Charles Bullock, a political science professor at the University of Georgia.
From Slate ● May 23, 2022
I was returning gayly, according to my habit, when I met a country woman in the street who seemed to me agreeable, although I saw little of her.
From The Barber of Paris by Kock, Charles Paul de
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