on the road
idiom
1
: traveling especially in a car, truck, bus, etc.
We've been on the road since Tuesday.
Musicians often spend many months on the road.
2
of a vehicle
: being used
You don't see too many of those cars on the road anymore.
3
: in good enough condition to be legally driven
It will cost $1,500 to get the car back on the road.
Examples of on the road in a Sentence
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They got shut out 9-0 at home vs. Tampa Bay — getting booed frequently at Bank of America Stadium while doing so — and the week before got whipped 26-0 on the road in Jacksonville during a game in which team owner David Tepper threw a drink in the direction of Jaguars fans.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2024
For Rousseau, a dogmatic vegetarian who suggested that eating meat could be the first step on the road to committing murder, the food that a child ate set the tone for his moral formation.
—Olaf Blecker, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2024
During a break from Albarn’s Gorillaz, the group went back on the road in 2023 for the first time in eight years and also released The Ballad of Darren, their first new album since 2015’s The Magic Whip.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2024
Huggins’ find sheds new light on one of the star’s first pit stops on the road to celebrity.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Apr. 2024
Besides gold records and juicy stories of life on the road, one of the above also might be the real estate agent who sells you your next home.
—Sal Cataldi, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
However, after a few days on the road with Peter, Ellie learns to relish dunking a doughnut in black coffee.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2024
Never have the Warriors entered the postseason as a 10-seed, facing the prospect of two single-elimination games on the road to even earn a playoff series.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
The walls feature murals depicting life on the road and the bedroom is decked out in floor-to-ceiling pink and purple decor.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024
Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2024
For Rousseau, a dogmatic vegetarian who suggested that eating meat could be the first step on the road to committing murder, the food that a child ate set the tone for his moral formation.
—Olaf Blecker, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2024
During a break from Albarn’s Gorillaz, the group went back on the road in 2023 for the first time in eight years and also released The Ballad of Darren, their first new album since 2015’s The Magic Whip.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2024
Huggins’ find sheds new light on one of the star’s first pit stops on the road to celebrity.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Apr. 2024
Besides gold records and juicy stories of life on the road, one of the above also might be the real estate agent who sells you your next home.
—Sal Cataldi, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
However, after a few days on the road with Peter, Ellie learns to relish dunking a doughnut in black coffee.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2024
Never have the Warriors entered the postseason as a 10-seed, facing the prospect of two single-elimination games on the road to even earn a playoff series.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
The walls feature murals depicting life on the road and the bedroom is decked out in floor-to-ceiling pink and purple decor.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024
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