street

Example Sentences

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It might whir like an e-bike and look like an e-bike, but that electric cycle sitting in the garage might not technically be an e-bike, or even be street legal, in California.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Last week, we were invited to join Mahmood on police raids of mini-marts on Soho Road in the Handsworth area of Birmingham - a high street bordering her own constituency.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

In some of those pockets, homelessness and street crime are the most salient issues facing the city, and Pratt’s apocalyptic talk about them landed as a tonic.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

“These kids could have been in the street or dead or not had the special education or help they needed.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

I dipped into the shadows or crossed the street if I saw a loiterer on the sidewalk or partiers rolling out of a building.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu