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

In addition to responding to real-time emergencies, the Street Overdose Response Team seeks to establish relationships with people on the street using drugs. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

People at risk of being displaced, officials say Without the appeal, Open Doors would have to close there, and people would end up back on the street, Decker said. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026

This may allow poisonous rat boxes to be on the street for less time. — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

From the moment Errol Holden’s raps entered the public sphere in the early 2020s, listening to them has felt like hearing a stranger on the street earnestly tell you how the city has changed. — Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for on the street

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