Sentence examples for street the sight from inspiring English sources

But what most caught the attention of the Iraqis was the large number of women and girls out on the street; the sight of women in public has become a rarity in Baghdad.

"He got out of his car, he took off his jacket and gave it to a man on the street". The sight was enough to spur Nate to action.

Women no longer faint in the street at the sight of an amputee and tin masks like the one worn by Richard Harrow in Boardwalk Empire are now considered a bizarre historical curiosity.

Apparently all good leases must come to end, and so Aquavit has left its longtime domain on West 54th Street, where the sight and sound of that waterfall dominated its main dining room, a soaring space filled with natural light.

For many Israelis who stopped to gape on President Street this week the sight of the Vatican's yellow and white flags being hoisted to flutter beside the Israeli Stars of David was a breathtaking, history-making image.

Like every other day of familiar and unfamiliar happenings, mail carriers pushed their wheeled carts through the streets, and the sight of them seemed comforting.

Repeated crackdowns on the jockeys, who quickly scatter into side streets at the sight of police, failed to wipe out the profession.

The fatwas will also guarantee against the revolt of the Shias of Iraq, who have been considered so far as Saddam's most dedicated enemies, and will mean that the Shias will not dance in the streets at the sight of American troops.

So, you can see the attraction for city managers struggling to rid the streets of the sight and smell of urine.

Like many people on the street, she said the sight of the crane towering over her building each day gave her an uneasy feeling.

They paused on a corner at 23rd Street, puzzled by the sight of young men and women wearing lights strapped to their heads, crouched over spiral notebooks, scribbling charts and checking codes.