Hobo example sentences
Related (10): vagabond, drifter, tramp, homeless, beggar, wanderer, itinerant, transient, panhandler, bum.
"Hobo" Example Sentences
Common Phases
1. The tired old hobo approached the house, hoping for a meal.
2. The hobo cooked food over the fire in his rusty old pot.
3. The children gathered around to hear stories from the weary hobo who had come to town.
4. The hobo hopped onto a passing freight train, ready for his next adventure.
5. The old man dressed like a hobo walked down the street with his tattered bag over his shoulder.
6. The hobo rode the rails alongside cattle cars and boxcars on his journey west.
7. The rundown house on the corner had become a shelter for local hobos.
8. Hobos often congregated around the fire burning in an old oil drum.
9. The homeless man who lived under the bridge looked and smelled like a hobo.
10. The hobo rummaged through the trash bin, hoping to find something to eat.
11. The man chose a hobo lifestyle, riding the rails and living off the land.
12. In the Depression era, many unemployed men became hobos, traveling the country looking for work.
13. Hobos would often panhandle in town squares for enough money to sustain themselves.
14. Hobo jungles, makeshift camps, dotted the countryside for wandering hobos.
15. The young woman's charity helped dress and feed many down-and-out hobos that passed through town.
16. The hobo tapped on the window, asking for any spare change.
17. The train was packed with hobos looking for work during the Great Depression.
18. The hobo sat by the fire, roasting a potato on a stick.
19. The police officer warned the suspicious looking hobo to move along.
20. The campfire smoke rising up from the hobo encampment in the woods alerted residents that transients were in the area.
21. The hard life of a hobo did not appeal to the young man.
22. The hobo walked to town to search for odd jobs he could find for the day.
23. The barking dog scared off the hobo who was trying to steal from the garden.
24. An old guitar and harmonica were the only possessions the hobo carried with him.
25. The hobo approached the farmer's wife, hoping she would give him some leftovers from dinner.
26. The runaway teen wanted to live the carefree hobo lifestyle, but soon discovered it was very difficult and challenging.
27. The worn bindle over the hobo's shoulder contained all his worldly possessions.
28. A bindlestiff or tramp was another term for a hobo, someone who traveled from place to place.
29. As a child, the hobo life of hopping trains and living free seemed romantic and adventurous.
30. Hobo symbols and markings plastered the sides of boxcars and freight containers.
31. The scarecrow in the field resembled a tattered hobo more than a farm guardian.
32. Stories of hobos roaming the back roads and railways scared the young girl at night.
33. The dishonest hobo took advantage of people's generosity wherever he went.
34. The kit built by the boy scout was meant to help if one ever became a lost or injured hobo.
35. The hobo slipped into a boxcar filled with livestock, hoping to catch a free ride to the next town.
36. The kindly old hobo touched the young boy's heart and taught him a lesson about compassion.
37. The hobo crossed state lines, searching for better prospects and warmer weather.
38. Traveling hobos often gave each other nicknames to avoid using their real names.
39. The country was filled with unemployed men who became hobos during the Great Depression.
40. The young couple lived a hobo lifestyle for awhile, hopping freight trains and living freely.
41. The hard life of a hobo made the young man appreciate what he had been given.
42. The hobo's tattered clothes and unshaven face made people wary of him.
43. Hobos would hop trains when they saw the conductors coming to check tickets.
44. The hobos gathered around the fire to share stories of their travels and hard times.
45. The sight of a lonely, cold hobo moved the child to gather warm clothes and food to give him.
46. Hobos relied on the generosity of others to survive.
47. The hobo followed the railroad tracks from town to town.
48. The hobo encampment near the river had become a nuisance to local residents.
49. The old hobo lived by his wits, begging and doing odd jobs to sustain himself.
50. Life on the road agreed with the hobo who enjoyed freedom and solitude.
51. Many hobos took to the rails during the Great Depression, seeking work and a fresh start.
52. The hobo walked along the highway, looking for his next meal and place to sleep.
53. The old hobo was tired of traveling and longed for a steady job and place to call home.
54. The hobo stole a chicken from a farm to cook over his campfire for supper.
55. Many stories and songs were written about the hobo lifestyle during the Depression era.
56. The hobo stumbled into town, starving and exhausted from his travels.
57. Stories of hobos and tramps living free on the road had romanticized the hard life for many men.
58. The police officers tried to drive the hobo out of town, worried he would cause trouble.
59. The hobo took off his hat, smiling as the kind lady handed him a sandwich and cup of coffee.
60. The bindle-carrying hobo strode into town looking for a handout to sustain him through the night.