person in the street
Example Sentences
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Some in Chile see Jara through the Cold War lens, “but if you ask the average person in the street, they couldn’t care less.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
“We have individuals on our police force whom a person in the street might not want carrying a gun on their behalf,” D.C.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2022
"The probabilities of being in a terrorist attack is overblown. … You can start thinking that every next person in the street is a terrorist, which is completely untrue."
From US News ● Jul. 20, 2016
Ask a roomful of critics what they think of Julia Holter and you’ll be submerged in breathless adoration; ask a random person in the street and you’re likely to get a blank stare.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 14, 2016
Did not see any person in the street at the time.
From The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 by Nathaniel Parker Willis
