street

Example Sentences

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"Life is short as a drying drop of water. Don't be sad," a singer's voice wafts into the street.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

You may find yourself joining the crowds on the sidewalk, balancing on your tiptoes while you peer through open windows at the nearest TV, a snack from a nearby street vendor clutched in your hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

There has been a predictable amount of disorder around the tournament in the Mexican capital, including a teachers’ strike and left-wing street protests.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Local Methodist minister Darrin Thompson's church is on the street.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

They represented shopkeepers, street sweepers, a factory owner, a canal bargeman—all people who had realized during Father’s illness what he meant to them.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom