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How do you use Hitchhike in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like hitch or thumb, plus the exact meaning.

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Hitchhike in a sentence

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Hitchhike | Hitchhiker | Hitchhikers | Hitchhiked | Hitchhikes

Hitchhike meaning

  1. To try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road, generally by either sticking out one's finger or thumb or holding a sign with one's stated destination.
  2. To try to get (a ride) in this manner.
  3. To be carried along with something else.

Synonyms of Hitchhike

hitch thumb ride

Related words

Other words often associated with Hitchhike or its synonyms:

obstruction drive sit covering flick halt mount limp period continue riffle tour

Using Hitchhike

  • The main meaning on this page is: To try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road, generally by either sticking out one's finger or thumb or holding a sign with one's stated destination. | To try to get (a ride) in this manner. | To be carried along with something else.
  • Useful related words include: hitch, thumb, ride.
  • In the example corpus, hitchhike often appears in combinations such as: to hitchhike, hitchhike to, hitchhike in.

Context around Hitchhike

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

minions 1× may 1×

Often after:

home 2× north 1× anywhere 1×

Sentence patterns with Hitchhike

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

agnes to hitchhike to stockholm 1× he would hitchhike home to 1× legal to hitchhike in minnesota 1× mosquitoes may hitchhike in vehicles 1× plans to hitchhike to kempsey 1× said they hitchhike from serbia 1× the minions hitchhike to orlando 1× they would hitchhike home 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

anyway is it 1× he pointed to 1× in recent years 1× mosquitoes may hitchhike 1× on impulse elin 1× planning was eschewed 1×

Common sentence endings:

a tuesday night 1× a villain convention 1× and byron bay 1× and hitchhike anywhere 1× and into slovenia 1× called suitcase malaria 1×

Words around Hitchhike

Just before it in the word index:

hitches 49 hitchers 2 hitcher 2 hitchens 32 hitchener 3 hitchen 7

Just after it in the word index:

hitchhiked 10 hitchhiker 73 hitchhikers 16 hitchhikes 3 hitchhiking 38 hitchin 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Hitchhike

  • In this selection, "hitchhike" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, minions, may, home, north and anywhere stand out and add context to how "hitchhike" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include agnes to hitchhike to stockholm and he would hitchhike home to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hitchhike" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hitchhike

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Then they would hitchhike home. (5 words)

Anyway, is it legal to hitchhike in Minnesota? (8 words)

When on leave, he would hitchhike home to see his sweetheart, Edie Remlinger. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

In recent years, migrants who have been unable to obtain permission to cross Mexico have joined together in caravans to walk or hitchhike north toward the US border, seeking safety in numbers. (32 words)

He pointed to an old friendship group of his who used to hitchhike and go walking in Wales and go to the pub on a Tuesday night. (27 words)

Mosquitoes may hitchhike in vehicles returning from malaria areas and transmit the infection to non-travellers, which is so-called “suitcase malaria”. (22 words)

Question examples

Anyway, is it legal to hitchhike in Minnesota? (8 words)

Example sentences (11)

Anyway, is it legal to hitchhike in Minnesota?

The young couple disappeared after leaving Berowra Heights with plans to hitchhike to Kempsey and Byron Bay.

He pointed to an old friendship group of his who used to hitchhike and go walking in Wales and go to the pub on a Tuesday night.

In recent years, migrants who have been unable to obtain permission to cross Mexico have joined together in caravans to walk or hitchhike north toward the US border, seeking safety in numbers.

The Minions hitchhike to Orlando, Florida, in the late 1960s and meet Scarlet Overkill (Sandra Bullock) at a villain convention.

Then they would hitchhike home.

Mosquitoes may hitchhike in vehicles returning from malaria areas and transmit the infection to non-travellers, which is so-called “suitcase malaria”.

They said they hitchhike from Serbia or stow away in lorries through Bosnia, Croatia and into Slovenia.

When on leave, he would hitchhike home to see his sweetheart, Edie Remlinger.

On impulse, Elin persuades Agnes to hitchhike to Stockholm, a five-hour car journey.

Planning was eschewed, as hippies were happy to put a few clothes in a backpack, stick out their thumbs and hitchhike anywhere.

Common combinations with hitchhike

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hitchhike" in a sentence?
An example: "Anyway, is it legal to hitchhike in Minnesota?" This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "hitchhike" from authentic English texts.
What does "hitchhike" mean?
Hitchhike means: To try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road, generally by either sticking out one's finger or thumb or holding a sign with one's stated destination.
What are synonyms of "hitchhike"?
Common synonyms of "hitchhike" include: hitch, thumb, ride.
How many example sentences with "hitchhike" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "hitchhike", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.