man on the street

noun phrase

: man in the street

Examples of man on the street in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

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

Authorities said the altercation started as a fight between several men on the street. — Da Lin, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025

This bold release revives a 1930s fashion illustration featuring an image of a man on the street that reads more abstract when knotted. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025

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