street vendor
Example Sentences
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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
One street vendor in the capital, Harare said the prices of everything had shot up since the war in Iran began.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Hakimi, born in Spain to Moroccan parents, his mother a cleaner and father a street vendor, came through the Real Madrid academy, making his senior debut for them in 2017.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
De Paz, who is undocumented, arrived from Guatemala 25 years ago and had for years worked as a street vendor, selling tamales, soup and roasted chicken to day laborers.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025
In the morning I woke up early and packed all my belongings into a bunch of cheap nylon bags I had bought from a street vendor a few days before.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
