on the road
idiom
1
: traveling especially in a car, truck, bus, etc.
We've been on the road since Tuesday.
Musicians often spend many months on the road.
2
of a vehicle
: being used
You don't see too many of those cars on the road anymore.
3
: in good enough condition to be legally driven
It will cost $1,500 to get the car back on the road.
Examples of on the road in a Sentence
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Mojo on the road The San Diego Mojo (9-10) continue their Pro Volleyball Federation season this weekend, with back-to-back matches against the Grand Rapids Rise (10-11).
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Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024
The regulator found that Autopilot was linked to more than 200 crashes and 29 deaths in the U.S.
The NHTSA last month also opened a new probe into Tesla’s recall of more than 2 million electric vehicles — which make up nearly all of Tesla’s vehicles on the road in the U.S. — in December.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 3 May 2024
Tim McGraw isn't one to let a few hours on the road get between him and fulfilling a girl’s dream.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 3 May 2024
The latest iteration of that show, the More Life tour, is currently on the road, with the next date slated for May 23 at The Paramount in Abilene, Texas.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 May 2024
My first night camping in a travel trailer was the beginning of two years spent living full-time on the road in a vintage 1969 Airstream Overlander.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2024
Cage the Elephant will take Neon Pill on the road in just a few weeks as their North American tour kicks off on June 20 in Salt Lake City.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2024
On Wednesday, Donald Trump, while spending a day off from his criminal trial in Manhattan on the road in the swing states of Wisconsin and Michigan, gave an interview to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
They got shut out 9-0 at home vs. Tampa Bay — getting booed frequently at Bank of America Stadium while doing so — and the week before got whipped 26-0 on the road in Jacksonville during a game in which team owner David Tepper threw a drink in the direction of Jaguars fans.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2024
Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024
The regulator found that Autopilot was linked to more than 200 crashes and 29 deaths in the U.S.
The NHTSA last month also opened a new probe into Tesla’s recall of more than 2 million electric vehicles — which make up nearly all of Tesla’s vehicles on the road in the U.S. — in December.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 3 May 2024
Tim McGraw isn't one to let a few hours on the road get between him and fulfilling a girl’s dream.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 3 May 2024
The latest iteration of that show, the More Life tour, is currently on the road, with the next date slated for May 23 at The Paramount in Abilene, Texas.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 May 2024
My first night camping in a travel trailer was the beginning of two years spent living full-time on the road in a vintage 1969 Airstream Overlander.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2024
Cage the Elephant will take Neon Pill on the road in just a few weeks as their North American tour kicks off on June 20 in Salt Lake City.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2024
On Wednesday, Donald Trump, while spending a day off from his criminal trial in Manhattan on the road in the swing states of Wisconsin and Michigan, gave an interview to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
They got shut out 9-0 at home vs. Tampa Bay — getting booed frequently at Bank of America Stadium while doing so — and the week before got whipped 26-0 on the road in Jacksonville during a game in which team owner David Tepper threw a drink in the direction of Jaguars fans.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2024
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