hitchhike
verb (used without object)
to travel by standing on the side of the road and soliciting rides from passing vehicles.
have hitchhiked
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present perfectof hitchhike.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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To try to avoid bringing it home with her after work, she’d toss all her clothes immediately into the dryer so the heat could kill any eggs that may have hitchhiked on her.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Once you have hitchhiked across Africa with ten bucks in your pocket, starting a business doesn’t seem too intimidating,” he told Time magazine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
If not a direct zoonotic spillover, the virus could have hitchhiked a ride to Wuhan on a laboratory worker collecting samples in caves.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2021
The beetles’ initial proximity to the airport suggests they may have hitchhiked on cargo planes, but multiple routes are possible including overland shipments of agricultural products.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2021
Certainly life exists on Mars today — the microbes that have hitchhiked from Earth.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2015
