Example Sentences

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And now Al knows where Haskell got the scratches on his hand; she was the hitcher the dead man threw out before him.

From The Guardian • Jul. 6, 2020

The Man in the Santa Suit is a laughfest compared to this Everly Brothers number from 1972, about a hitcher alone the night before Christmas.

From The Guardian • Dec. 5, 2019

LC I can't disagree with the irritation felt by the empty 4x4 and that so many people wouldn't pick up an interesting hitcher such as yourself!

From The Guardian • Aug. 13, 2011

Meanwhile the oars were collected and thrust down into the boat beneath the thwarts, along with the hitcher, and the rest of the little crew held on by the gunwale outside.

From The Black Bar by M.L.P.

So I faced round quickly, and took up a position in the prow, where I leant with careless grace upon the hitcher, in an attitude suggestive of agility and strength. 

From Three Men in a Boat by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)