hitchhike

Example Sentences

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“Within a month, I quit school and hitchhiked to New York.”

From New York Times

Even his boyhood was part of the lore: how he tried to hitchhike from Texas to Los Angeles during World War II on rumors that California would allow 16-year-olds to enlist.

From Washington Post

Mr. Haigh offered to help him and traveled to Lesotho, an independent African nation encircled by South Africa, to meet with Mr. Woods, who crossed the border separately disguised as a hitchhiking priest.

From New York Times

In February 2013, Mr. McGillvary was hitchhiking in Fresno, Calif., when a man who had picked him up struck a utility worker with his car.

From New York Times

I hitchhiked back and forth to Northern California to see my younger brother.

From Los Angeles Times