word on the street

phrase

: what people are saying

Word on the street is that the company is going out of business.

Examples of word on the street in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Another version of Hôtel Balzac occupied this space before the current one, but word on the street is that the former venue—with heavy curtains, decadent fleur-de-lis bed spreads, and a real King Louis XIV aesthetic—was due for a makeover. — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026

Now word on the street has it the A-list actress might be dipping her toes back into the real estate waters, this time with a decadent Hollywood Regency-style spread in the prime lower Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2025

And word on the street is some of those sites have already been scouted again. — Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025

However, word on the street is that Royal Enfield is going a step further with its next bunch of bikes and boring out the 650 engine to create a 750cc version. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 12 June 2025

Rhymes for word on the street

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete