man in the street
Example Sentences
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Could the present for Le Mans also be the future for the man in the street?
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2023
“The folks in the theater, the man in the street, and the children in school knew that Washington was first in peace, first in war, and last in the American League,” Povich wrote in 1954.
From Washington Post • May 1, 2023
Seattle officers found the man in the street near Ms. Jayapal’s house with his hands in the air and a .40-caliber handgun holstered on his waist, the Seattle Times reported.
From Washington Times • Jul. 13, 2022
Police told local news outlets that the elder Case was the suspected pickup driver, while Brandon Case was the man in the street.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2022
“He probably does, but I met a man in the street and he told me how to find you.”
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
