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

He and a girlfriend were hitchhiking in Idaho when they were picked up by two painters, Thomas Arnold and John Bradford.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 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