Wondering how to use Straphanger in a sentence? Below are 5 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as commuter or passenger.
Straphanger meaning
A person who travels using public transportation (often standing up and holding on to a strap).
Using Straphanger
- The main meaning on this page is: A person who travels using public transportation (often standing up and holding on to a strap).
- Useful related words include: commuter, passenger, rider.
Context around Straphanger
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Straphanger
- In this selection, "straphanger" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sleeping, train and aboard stand out and add context to how "straphanger" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a sleeping straphanger aboard a and a straphanger has been. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "straphanger" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with straphanger
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A thief stole the phone off a sleeping straphanger aboard a southbound Q train on Sept. 11. (17 words)
A straphanger has been arrested for allegedly macing a “disorderly” man inside a Midtown subway station late Tuesday, police said. (20 words)
A man pistol-whipped and shot a straphanger in the thigh during a robbery on board a Queens shuttle train over the weekend, police said. (25 words)
A straphanger was thumped in the back of the head with a metal object and another rider was whacked with an umbrella on Tuesday in the latest assaults in Big Apple subway stations. (33 words)
The victim said she and a friend shared a friendly kiss while taking a Snapchat pic, and it pissed off the E train straphanger as that rode through Queens. (29 words)
A man pistol-whipped and shot a straphanger in the thigh during a robbery on board a Queens shuttle train over the weekend, police said. (25 words)
Example sentences (5)
A man pistol-whipped and shot a straphanger in the thigh during a robbery on board a Queens shuttle train over the weekend, police said.
A straphanger has been arrested for allegedly macing a “disorderly” man inside a Midtown subway station late Tuesday, police said.
A straphanger was thumped in the back of the head with a metal object and another rider was whacked with an umbrella on Tuesday in the latest assaults in Big Apple subway stations.
A thief stole the phone off a sleeping straphanger aboard a southbound Q train on Sept. 11.
The victim said she and a friend shared a friendly kiss while taking a Snapchat pic, and it pissed off the E train straphanger as that rode through Queens.