the homeless

noun

: homeless people : people who have no place to live

a shelter for the homeless

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Sorensen says as the fleet grows, so will their ability to serve more people, including the homeless, disaster survivors and first responders. —

Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026 Lurie is known for walking around neighborhoods to check on street conditions, businesses and the homeless community. —

David Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2026 Twenty minutes later, the officer introduced Jeanette Berry, founder and president of Operation Community Care, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing life necessities to youth, families and the homeless or displaced. —

Staff Artist, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026 Now, city officials are celebrating their success — despite criticism from advocates who say Miami Beach is simply pushing the homeless population into jails, shelters and the street in other parts of the county. —

Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the homeless