How to Use street cred in a Sentence

street cred

noun
  • In that world, being rich is seen as the best way to get street cred.
    — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The people with the most street cred drove swangas.
    — Ryan Nickerson, Houston Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
  • My scabs, which are imprinted on my kneecaps, give me some street cred, at least to me.
    — Abby Ellin, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2024
  • And Madonna gives Grindr the street cred it’s been looking for.
    — Angela Cullen, Bloomberg, 11 June 2026
  • So the real contest at this World Cup is not Nike versus Adidas for street cred.
    — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Nike is reclaiming its street cred in China by letting a local streetwear brand hijack its latest sneaker launch.
    — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025
  • For Puma, the Suede franchise is a chance to generate buzz around the brand without just chasing fashion street cred for its own sake.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • And by adding a svelte T-shirt and some walking-friendly flats to the mix, the rest of your look will be just as comfortable while earning you some stylish street cred.
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 6 Apr. 2026
  • CookUnity caught my attention with its lineup of fully prepared meals created by chefs, many with some serious street cred.
    — Marisa Malanga, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 June 2026
  • The move can perhaps be seen as a signal of where contemporary and premium fashion with street cred and sportswear sensibility is headed.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • To your point, KKR, Blackstone, none of you guys had to worry about street cred of certain kind, but regular old street cred for most of your existence.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Such publicity helps elevate deadstock as not only a mark of sustainability street cred, but as an indicator of quality, too.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 June 2026
  • The Battle of Versailles is now widely viewed as the moment American fashion gained international street cred.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
  • That goes for the rappers collaborating with any country singer with enough Instagram followers and any country singer looking to gain some street cred by collaborating with a rapper.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2025
  • While the concept of Shakespeare’s street cred as the ultimate OG emcee has been lampooned in plenty of places, what cannot be discounted is that everyone who has fallen in love with The Bard at some point did so for the very first time.
    — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The Graduate Research Fellowship Program award comes with an annual stipend of $37,000 for three years, giving him major street cred in an academic system where securing funding can make or break careers.
    — Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Poor gaming street cred EA’s portfolio includes blockbuster franchises like EA Sports FC (formerly FIFA), The Sims, and Battlefield.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Car show winners The winner of Best in Show at the fourth annual Historic Downtown Campbell Car Show, held June 6, may seem somewhat underwhelming, but organizers assert that Michael Vanni’s 1964 Chevy Nova has serious street cred.
    — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 21 June 2026

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