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

Flock has been pilloried at city council meetings and its equipment has been physically attacked on the street. — Andrew Zucker, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026

Previously, only sidewalk cafes could operate in all seasons, while cafes on the street were only allowed to be open from April through November, and then had to be taken down. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

The cousin ordered food, stepped away to go to the bathroom, then returned to see Arboleda wounded on the street, the feds allege. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

Everything will be fine, probably, was the word on the street. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for on the street

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