hit the street
idiom
: to become available for illegal purchase
These new illegal drugs only recently hit the street.
Examples of hit the street in a Sentence
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But the best marketing tool may well be once the plates hit the street, sometime next year, Prettyman said.
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Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
Shortly after, according to a neighbor who witnessed the attack speaking with The Associated Press, two more missiles hit the street, destroying his home.
—Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 25 Jan. 2024
Lean in and look at four of the highest-performance production sedans ever to hit the street.
—Jack R. Nerad, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2021
The first of the new trucks should hit the street in 2023, according to postal officials.
—Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2021
The trucks will hit the street in the second quarter with safety drivers onboard, but by 2024, the 25 vehicles will go fully autonomous, the Dallas Morning News reports.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2023
On walking tours, guides connect to guests via smart phone with a Gimbal support to stabilize the video and headphones to communicate then hit the street, or palace, or hop in a gondola in Venice, or go up in a hot air balloon.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
When Vogue’s very own Francesca Ragazzi hit the street style scene, her finishing fashion touch of choice was a pair of Penny loafers that were perfectly polished.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2023
They are expected to hit the street by the end of 2023.
—Jacob Bogage, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2022
Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
Shortly after, according to a neighbor who witnessed the attack speaking with The Associated Press, two more missiles hit the street, destroying his home.
—Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 25 Jan. 2024
Lean in and look at four of the highest-performance production sedans ever to hit the street.
—Jack R. Nerad, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2021
The first of the new trucks should hit the street in 2023, according to postal officials.
—Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2021
The trucks will hit the street in the second quarter with safety drivers onboard, but by 2024, the 25 vehicles will go fully autonomous, the Dallas Morning News reports.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2023
On walking tours, guides connect to guests via smart phone with a Gimbal support to stabilize the video and headphones to communicate then hit the street, or palace, or hop in a gondola in Venice, or go up in a hot air balloon.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
When Vogue’s very own Francesca Ragazzi hit the street style scene, her finishing fashion touch of choice was a pair of Penny loafers that were perfectly polished.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2023
They are expected to hit the street by the end of 2023.
—Jacob Bogage, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2022
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