on the town

phrase

: in usually carefree pursuit of entertainment or amusement (such as city nightlife) especially as a relief from routine

Examples of on the town in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There's never been a better time to bring your red lipstick out of retirement and take it out on the town! — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 Sep. 2026

Gross, who helps run the bar that Tucker partially owns, served on the town council with Doug in the late 1990s. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

The relief was palpable in the Thai resort city of Pattaya on Wednesday as service members disembarked for a night on the town. — Sam Winslade, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026

Terry Saban, Nick’s wife, had heard through friends that Kiffin, then living separately from his wife Layla and his children who were in California, was out and about on the town trying to pick up women. — John Talty, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for on the town

• chinatown
• tumbledown
• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown