to travel by securing free rides
another one of those novels in which the hero undertakes a journey of self-discovery by hitchhiking around the country
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Recent Examples of hitchhikeCrowding out the understory Researchers think Japanese stiltgrass hitchhiked to the United States in the early 1900s.—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2025 The high school student was hitchhiking for a ride to her ballet class (rather than waiting for the bus) when Kemper picked her up.—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Without the resources to evacuate, Maddox maneuvered through the storm, sleeping on friends’ couches and swimming, hitchhiking and walking her way out of the city, Haygood wrote.—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025 The original film details a three-year surfing tour that Metz took between 1958 and 1961, a journey that involved steamship-hopping, hitchhiking, every other possible manner of transportation across Europe, Australia and Africa.—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hitchhike
When Jean arrived with Wole, before the sun was high-hot, Kelly was already there, sitting tacky under Mickey Martinez’s arm, inside his red F-150, the boat hitched behind.
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David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
In three weeks’ time, getting hitched in Los Angeles County will become significantly more expensive.
Democrats’ most visible strategy appears to be trying to bum a few bucks from the grassroots—when the grassroots’ greatest power is in protest, boycott, and other unified mobilization efforts.
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Sarah Stankorb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Alabama gave Georgia its first home loss in six years with a 24-21 constriction; Oregon rode a pair of Moores (Dante and Dakorien) to bum out Happy Valley in extra time.
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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