Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stowed away
Verb
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McCain first thumbed the pages en route to the Tarkanian Classic, a notable high school tournament in Las Vegas.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
23 May 2026 -
Emin’s masterpiece thumbed its nose at a tradition of recumbent feminine flesh on tousled white sheets (think Titian’s Venus of Urbino, Manet’s Olympia, or any number of bosomy Lucian Freud nudes).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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To stage the season-three premiere of the series formerly known as Interview With the Vampire — now, in character-appropriate fashion, hijacked and renamed The Vampire Lestat — AMC turned the screening into a tour stop for the character played by Sam Reid.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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In firing Pelley on Tuesday, Bilton said the journalist had hijacked the meeting and rejected overtures to work constructively through their differences.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Prosecutors said Hague hitchhiked to Anchorage the day after he was interviewed by troopers.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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The two often hitchhiked home for the weekend.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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My boyfriend and Owen drove home, passing through the States, with a U-Haul hitched to the car.—
Miriam Toews,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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In 1985, a breeding population of the black-and-white Aedes albopictus mosquito hitched a ride on a Japanese tire shipment bound for Texas.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
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“Stowed away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stowed%20away. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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