hitchhiker

Example Sentences

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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

According to Reyos, Ryan picked up another hitchhiker on their drive to Hobbs and then dropped the 25-year-old Reyos off to retrieve his car.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2023

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

A rifle protruded from the young man’s backpack, but he looked friendly enough; a hitchhiker with a Remington semiautomatic isn’t the sort of thing that gives motorists pause in the forty-ninth state.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer