hitchhike
verb (used without object)
to travel by standing on the side of the road and soliciting rides from passing vehicles.
had hitchhiked
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past perfectof hitchhike.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The girls had hitchhiked after buying some items at a gas station east of Indianapolis, according to the police.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2024
He recalled how as a pony-tailed teenager still in high school, he had hitchhiked to the Woodstock music festival, sleeping on the muddy ground and drinking in the historic rock concert.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 24, 2020
Mr. Wolman often recounted how, as a young man, he had hitchhiked 100 miles from his hometown to see the team play.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 7, 2013
Claude Bannick, the driver, who turned out to be a prominent lumberman in the valley, told me about how he and his late wife had hitchhiked all over Europe.
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2013
Upon his release he had hitchhiked to Coachella, just southeast of Palm Springs, and called Franz.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
