man on the street

noun phrase

: man in the street

Examples of man on the street in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The factors that sent the murder rate soaring 30% in 2020—social disruption, workplace and school closures that put young men on the street, stay-home recommendations that trapped people with abusers— faded as normal life returned. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 15 June 2026

In Season 1, a contestant was doing go-sees in Paris when a man on the street grabbed her. — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2026

In the original video, Enquirer trending news editor David Wysong interviews a man in downtown Cincinnati as part of a man on the street video series. — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Feb. 2026

Ten years and one day later, his administration’s agents shot a disarmed man on the street in full view of the public. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for man on the street

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete