street
Example Sentences
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But even as the mayor’s initiative brings more people indoors, a growing number are winding up back on the street.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
Five Metropolitan Police officers have been removed from front-line duties after a bag containing firearms and a Taser was found on a London street, the force has said.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Zelinger lived in hotels and temporary rental units down the street from clients in New York and Brazil.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
Messrs. Gibbs and Ross met on a Brooklyn street in 1983; years later, Mr. Gibbs joined Mr. Ross’s ensemble.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
The guards did not stop us and at last the entire street was marching in place, pounding tattered shoes against the frozen ground, driving circulation back into numb feet and legs.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.