hitchhike
verb (used without object)
to travel by standing on the side of the road and soliciting rides from passing vehicles.
were hitchhiking
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past progressiveof hitchhike.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“I don’t care if you were driving a Bentley or you were hitchhiking to the beach. You knew the Craw and you loved the Craw.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025
In November, Creech and his 17-year-old girlfriend were hitchhiking in Idaho when two traveling housepainters picked them up.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
We were hitchhiking through the wine country, and a sunbaked old farmer picked us up and drove us all around his vineyard while we sat in the back of his truck.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 2, 2018
He said he “didn’t care” that we were hitchhiking, but “someone” had called and he was required to stop and check us for warrants, at least.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 19, 2017
“Oh, you mean at August’s. We were hitchhiking and got let out at Tiburon. We knocked on August’s door, and she gave us a bed. That’s it.”
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
