man in the street
Example Sentences
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“The folks in the theater, the man in the street, and the children in school knew that Washington was first in peace, first in war, and last in the American League,” Povich wrote in 1954.
From Washington Post • May 1, 2023
Seattle officers found the man in the street near Ms. Jayapal’s house with his hands in the air and a .40-caliber handgun holstered on his waist, the Seattle Times reported.
From Washington Times • Jul. 13, 2022
On Friday, Alyssa Funari testified that when she saw three officers on top of a man in the street, she parked her car and started recording because she had a “gut feeling” something was wrong.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2022
After she went to the police following the alleged incident, an officer said the man in the street must have been Broadwater, who had supposedly been seen in the area.
From Fox News • Dec. 1, 2021
“He probably does, but I met a man in the street and he told me how to find you.”
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
