take to the streets

Example Sentences

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Mad enough to take to the streets and do something about it?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

In early January, Pahlavi called on Iranians to take to the streets at 8 p.m. on Jan. 8.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Pahlavi himself has called for people to take to the streets.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

Yet those recurring complaints, widely shared on social media, have not led people to take to the streets in protest.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

Did you stay indoors where it was safe, or did you take to the streets with the other protesters?

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi