hobo

Example Sentences

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Its crowd regarded me as if I were a hobo, a single Coke was $10 and I promptly took the next train to Ventimiglia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

Yes, it wasn't a boy; it was a little girl, but I couldn't tell because she was dressed like a hobo.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2023

The trilogy includes “The Areas of My Expertise,” a book that contains, among other things, a list of 700 hobo names.

From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2023

Fred Ward’s lonesome hobo face has turned up in enough films to make him a familiar figure to American moviegoers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2022

Never mind that Walter can’t hop trains—hell will freeze over before I let Marlena spend a single night in a hobo jungle.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen