live on the street(s)
idiom
: to be homeless
He lost his job and eventually was living on the street(s).
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Roads and bridges buckled as the city lost power and water, with many newly homeless residents or people living in unstable buildings forced to live on the streets without access to sanitation as aftershocks continued to rock the region.
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Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
So Becca was going to meet her and live on the streets.
—Deb Schmill, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Residents who live on the street will continue to have local access.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Two-thirds of Oakland’s unhoused residents live on the street, while the rest stay in shelters.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2025
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Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
So Becca was going to meet her and live on the streets.
—Deb Schmill, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Residents who live on the street will continue to have local access.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Two-thirds of Oakland’s unhoused residents live on the street, while the rest stay in shelters.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Live on the street(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20on%20the%20street%28s%29. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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