transients

Definition of transientsnext
plural of transient

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • In any case, these are Beckett’s drifters, no doubt, right down to the aching feet and bad breath.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Shu Qi has spent her career embodying other people’s stories — enigmatic drifters for Hou Hsiao-hsien, comic foils in international action franchises, or, more recently, the tragic heroine of Bi Gan’s Cannes award winner Resurrection.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But the art of traveling — which leads with curiosity — will forever stand apart from the tourists seeking likes.
    Essence, Essence, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Over the past two days, more than 300 Pakistani nationals have returned to Pakistan from Iran, including students, pilgrims, workers and tourists.
    Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Rumors that the fire was sparked by vagrants have not been proven, Murphy said.
    Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Sadly, the reason bus shelters are disappearing is that the city does not wish to provide seating for homeless people or other kinds of vagrants who may congregate there.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The social cost of carbon is considered a more accurate accounting of harm from climate change than other calculations used as the basis of carbon credits or carbon offsets to travelers, according to Scripps.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • For travelers, the Burrees make an excellent choice for long-haul flights, walking around new cities on chilly days, and even casual meals out with your favorite jeans, trousers, and sweaters.
    Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The former, in which Burnett and Hamilton did a song-and-dance routine as Dust Bowl-era hobos, marked the first of several times that the two performed together.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • From oversized, slouchy hobos to structured East-West silhouettes and laptop-ready work totes, this season’s best suede bags deliver a luxurious polish that will elevate every fall wardrobe.
    Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While some calas are accessible by car, others can only be reached by a short hike—that’s where visitors will find the real magic and privacy.
    Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
  • After commissioner questions, Scharf defended the project, arguing that the White House needed a larger and more elegant space to hold visitors.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Animals that are kennel-trained will likely be pleased to be in their cozy confines and away from the bustle of vacuums, mops, and the like, but for those who are roamers, consider gating off an area for them.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Told in a lingua franca of philosophy and academic jargon, Lucky’s speech has something to do with the collapse of reason and logic, and the futility of human progress, which is ultimately what tramps Estragon (Reeves) and Vladimir (Winter) are up against, too.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Help, of course, isn’t coming—not over the Indian Ocean, not in the nursing home, not on the tramps’ moonlit road.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Transients.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transients. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.

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