hitchhiker
Example Sentences
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Interference does arrive via a young hitchhiker named John.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025
In 1967, an unlikely American duo of Charlie Cushman, a hitchhiker, and Herbert “Skip” Cole, a postgraduate student, were sent around the country by the antiquities department, to gather up some of the heritage.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2024
In the story, Tom picks up a hitchhiker, who insults him before leaping out of the car, and Tom just keeps driving away.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2024
Worst of all, the spotted lanternfly is a skilled hitchhiker, able to cling to surfaces that travel at high speed, such as cars and trains.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 31, 2023
We were headed for John’s family cabin in the mountains, and we could get the hitchhiker halfway to Reno, Nevada, where he was headed.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
