street

Example Sentences

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In preparation for the July Fourth festivities last year, authorities claim, Decastro bought both legal and illegal fireworks to light at a party on the street in front of his home.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

On this late-May evening in Mindelo, a city on the archipelago nation's Sao Vicente island, passersby who recognise the singer stop in the street to join the concert.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

From the outside it looks like an ordinary house on a terraced street - but behind lies a tropical jungle complete with some poisonous plants.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Then, if the system is visible from the street, local officials can refuse if it mars the iconic, limestone facades of the city’s Haussmannian buildings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Spying an empty bus shelter on the opposite side of the street, I sit on the icy metal bench and wrap my arms tight around my calves, rest my forehead on my knees.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam