Hobo is an English word of 4 letters with synonyms like tramp or bum. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Hobo meaning
- A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (derogatory) a penniless, unemployed bum.
- Any migratory laborer, whether homeless or not.
- A kind of large handbag.
Using Hobo
- The main meaning on this page is: A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (derogatory) a penniless, unemployed bum. | Any migratory laborer, whether homeless or not. | A kind of large handbag.
- Useful related words include: tramp, bum, vagrant, drifter.
- In the example corpus, hobo often appears in combinations such as: the hobo, in hobo, of hobo.
Context around Hobo
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hobo
- In this selection, "hobo" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, charles, style, anna, cannabis, culture and jungles stand out and add context to how "hobo" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a drifting hobo to use and a shrewd hobo played by. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hobo" sits close to words such as ablation, abure and abvp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hobo
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He gets out and throws some change at a hobo. (10 words)
How long does it take to cook a hobo dinner? (10 words)
Particularly if one of them is a hobo named Ken? (10 words)
There was also a free staff laundry room, which reminded me of my hobo-like attempts to clean my work clothing — a white polyester short-sleeved shirt and black trousers — by soaking it in a bucket with shampoo (not advised). (40 words)
In the case ofAntonia Koreaman and John Morpo (plaintiffs) verses Mel Sangal and Anna Hobo, Gedion Totsik, Robert Namtama and Sylvester Kimsen and Harriet Kokiva as the acting registrar of Companies, the court ruled in favour of the plaintiffs. (39 words)
Popularized in the 1900’s by hobo culture, Mulligan Stew was a dish made in “hobo jungles” in which everyone would contribute something, hoping for a tastier and more nutritious meal at the end. (34 words)
How long does it take to cook a hobo dinner? (10 words)
Particularly if one of them is a hobo named Ken? (10 words)
Example sentences (20)
Popularized in the 1900’s by hobo culture, Mulligan Stew was a dish made in “hobo jungles” in which everyone would contribute something, hoping for a tastier and more nutritious meal at the end.
Zing, you sure told that hobo like the hobo-telling drunk-splaining farker you are.
Charles “Hobo” Kelley and his 1,200 man “army” of the unemployed are driven from Washington D.C. by Federal troops.
Khaite is known for their understated, minimalist, high-quality essentials, like this hobo-style tote bag.
The slouch-style hobo bag, popularised by Bonnie Cassin at Coach in the ’70s, was revived in the noughties and is enjoying yet another renaissance on the arm of supermodel Bella Hadid.
Give them nothing more than your average homeless person living in a hobo camp by a train track has access to.
He gets out and throws some change at a hobo.
In the case ofAntonia Koreaman and John Morpo (plaintiffs) verses Mel Sangal and Anna Hobo, Gedion Totsik, Robert Namtama and Sylvester Kimsen and Harriet Kokiva as the acting registrar of Companies, the court ruled in favour of the plaintiffs.
It is a threadbare but exciting life that takes her on freight cars and on horseback across a landscape of hobo encampments, polo grounds and protest marches.
The Hollywood Reporter: “What I can say is the spirit of Reacher is that he is a loner and a drifting hobo, to use Reacher’s terminology.
There was also a free staff laundry room, which reminded me of my hobo-like attempts to clean my work clothing — a white polyester short-sleeved shirt and black trousers — by soaking it in a bucket with shampoo (not advised).
A shrewd hobo, played by Victor Moore, takes up residence in a Fifth Avenue mansion every Christmas season in the Academy Award-nominated comedy It Happened on Fifth Avenue.
How long does it take to cook a hobo dinner?
Particularly if one of them is a hobo named Ken?
There were regular hobo rallies that could draw hundreds of Hobos together.
When hospitality business Donnelly Group rang in the new year, opening two Hobo Cannabis Company stores in March and April were top priorities.
In 2011, Hauer got to play a lead role for a change in the (he played the hobo, obviously).
Kelowna's first legal cannabis shop, Hobo Cannabis Store, opened for business on Thursday — the first of 15 companies granted approval by the City of Kelowna to open in the Okanagan city.
From car repair shops to hardware stores, there are always new sounds — new people, and a new adventure where Hobo learns to trust a little bit more.
If they do, you should probably rush to see Hobo Johnson & The Lovemakers perform at The Depot tonight, Monday, Oct. 22.
Common combinations with hobo
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the hobo 6×
- in hobo 2×
- of hobo 2×
- is hobo 2×
- hobo named 2×
- hobo cannabis 2×
- see hobo 2×