Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transients
Noun
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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
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But human rights groups say these prisoners are mostly tourists, business people and humanitarian workers who had nothing to do with Venezuelan politics.—
Manuel Rueda,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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The scenic village, which has a population of approximately 780 people, was getting up to 10,000 tourists a day, according to a report from The Guardian.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Not long ago, vagrants stole my sister’s bikes.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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On average, travelers haven't experienced security wait times greater than 20 minutes, according to the airport's website, which tracks live security wait times.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The effortlessly stylish travelers who breeze through terminals looking fresh.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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The Indiana Dunes State Park remains open for visitors and at the time of publication the Indiana Dunes National Park is still open.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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Read on to learn more about Big Red, its importance to San Antonio’s culinary landscape, and where visitors and residents can find the best BBQ-Big Red combinations.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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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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Once per act, a second duo crashes in on Didi and Gogo, providing the tramps’ power balance with a lurid, distended foil.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Transients.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transients. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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