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Examples of easy street in a Sentence
just knew that if I hit the lottery, I'd be on easy street for the rest of my life
Recent Examples on the Web
While most of Waymo's miles are on the easy streets of Phoenix, having no injury liability in 22 miles is a very impressive result, particuarly when coming from a 3rd party.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
No less effective for artistic expression, just shorter-lasting than the big guns, shaving sprays and stickers were easy street art flexes.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 31 Oct. 2023
What follows is her own moral crisis: stay the course or take the easy street?
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 29 Sep. 2023
There were no firm state or federal regulations on what the resident-aide ratio should be (and still aren’t), but 10-to-1 is considered easy street in most facilities.
—Lisa Bubert, Longreads, 30 Nov. 2022
Hailey Bieber, ever the queen of easy street style, knows a thing or two about fall outfits.
—Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 14 Oct. 2022
Make a statement with these Calabasas clogs or go for an easy street style look with this Rolling Stone graphic tee.
—Daisy Maldonado, SELF, 30 Sep. 2022
For an easy street-side garden plan, feature native plants such as Aster, Baptisia, and purple coneflower.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2022
The deadline to participate has been extended to June 3. Traversing the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic over the past year while staying in business hasn’t always been easy street for most employers or employees.
—Tony Semerad, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Apr. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1889, in the meaning defined above
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“Easy street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/easy%20street. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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