hit the road

Example Sentences

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It’s also a time when many Americans hit the road, with AAA predicting a record-setting 45 million people traveling domestically.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Given the range of the material and the savvy interplay, the music sounds far less like a studio experiment and more like a band ready to hit the road.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The first Zoox robo-taxis hit the road in late 2025, also in Las Vegas.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Yellow 2120 decided it was finally time to hit the road.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

I dropped my milk can and ran for my life; the can hit the road with a clang and rolled away.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien