bitching

Example Sentences

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Throughout the 2010s, American astronauts reached the space station by hitching rides on Russian Soyuz rockets, until a burgeoning private-sector spaceflight industry stepped in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

"Put simply, it was like hitching a cart to a goat -- an accidental mistake in our cadre appointment process," the North Korean leader explained.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

It reaches faraway areas by hitching a ride on firewood.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

Instead of sharing the snacks and satnav duties, she and her partner ended up hitching a lift on a private charter flight laid on for southern hemisphere players involved in the autumn internationals.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

Alone, he continued on, across the Gobi Desert, hitching rides sometimes with passing caravans.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman