hitch a ride

Example Sentences

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“I would gladly hitch a ride with friendly smugglers, as Edmond Dantès did,” she thought, “but that business about being buried at sea sounds frightfully cold, and I am not much of a swimmer in any case. . . . My heavens! What is that dreadful row?”

From Literature

“After my shock wears off, and we exchange brief pleasantries, I ask if we can hitch a ride back to Ashton Place. ‘Only if you can bake!’ he says.

From Literature

Stremberg, then 24, and his buddy were going to hitch a ride on a log truck bound for San Francisco, catch a flight to Europe, and see the world.

From Los Angeles Times

Amira and her husband finally managed to hitch a ride on a pick-up truck carrying a cargo of vegetables.

From BBC

Would she be willing to hitch a ride with a crew that summer?

From Los Angeles Times