on the street

phrase

variants or in the street

1

: idle, unhoused, or out of a job

2

: out of prison : at liberty

Examples of on the street in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

From above, police patrol cars can be seen in the area, with officers interacting with people on the street. — Brad Hamilton, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Vera had been visiting him on the street downtown the day before, which had piqued the curiosity of the other two men, and so Green Bandana had brought them by. — Eric Boodman, STAT, 31 July 2026

Nothing is official, but that's the word on the street right now. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

Educational lectures at the aquarium and the sounds of traffic on the street both came through clearly, not remotely muffled. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 30 July 2026

Rhymes for on the street

• bittersweet
• incomplete
• indiscreet
• marguerite
• obsolete
• overeat
• overheat
• parakeet
• stillingfleet
• superheat
• amit
• athlete