homeless

adjective

home·​less ˈhōm-ləs 

: having no home or permanent place of residence : unhoused

homelessness noun

Examples of homeless in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The defendants were accused of collectively billing Medicaid about $8 million by offering vulnerable individuals—many of whom were due to be released from drug or alcohol rehabilitation facilities—assistance to look for housing, only for these individuals to remain homeless. —Chad De Guzman, Time, 1 Dec. 2025

Unimaginable what might have gone unwritten absent a regular home for her poems, a destination—a word that meant the world to this homeless soul. —Jorie Graham, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025

More than a dozen homeless people were about to see their tents destroyed – just steps away from Ebenezer Baptist Church, where King preached about equality and justice for the poor. —Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025

Transitional housing is a model that costs more, serves fewer people and is not as effective as other interventions, homeless service providers say. —Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 29 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing homeless

• the homeless

Kids Definition

homeless

adjective

home·​less -ləs 

: having no home or permanent residence

homelessness noun