panhandler

Example Sentences

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Yet, during my visit, I was also hit up by a panhandler as if to perfectly underscore that there are two Americas showing up at the most American of American restaurants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Shortly after moving here, I was approached by a panhandler in the parking garage of the Beverly Center.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2024

Mr. Slaughter, a panhandler, exchanged words with Mr. Valdivia, which fueled the confrontation.

From Washington Times • Dec. 3, 2022

In terms of exegesis, only an extended riff about a subway panhandler and “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” feels a bit overplayed.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2021

She just lay in bed and saw her $12,000 diamond necklace go without a chirp, while she begged like a panhandler to have back a little thin gold ring with a garnet worth about $3.

From The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million by Henry, O.