was hitchhiking
- past progressive of hitchhike.
Example Sentences
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Her car had failed to start and she was hitchhiking with a package to mail.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
The two met in 2010, when Smaine was hitchhiking and Dramise gave him a ride, friends said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2023
“She was hitchhiking, even though her mother warned her against doing that. She wanted to see parts of the country.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
Detective Dick Blust with the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office says 28-year-old Ben Bradley, of Tabernash, Colorado, was hitchhiking to Jackson on a snowboarding outing when he disappeared in the Rock Springs area June 2, 2006.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 16, 2015
In the blood, the virus was detected in blood cells, not the liquid blood plasma all the cells float in, meaning it was "hitchhiking", the researchers said.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2012
