walk the streets

idiom

: to walk in a city

People don't feel safe walking the streets at night.

: to be a prostitute who finds customers by walking around in the streets

young runaways forced to walk the streets

Examples of walk the streets in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Americans could walk the streets without body armor. —

Carter Malkasian, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2017 That started off a two-day period where, police allege, Oliver took the woman around areas known for prostitution in Oakland and Richmond and instructed her to walk the streets. —

Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024 Civilians walk the streets of Gaza City on Thursday. —

Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2024 Police and other emergency officials would also walk the streets with loudspeakers to announce any alarms, officials said. —

Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for walk the streets

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