homeless

Example Sentences

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He had been homeless for about five years and jobless even longer, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Two families have been left homeless after a large tree fell and crashed into their houses after Storm Dave brought heavy winds to the region.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Pope Francis had performed this ceremony, which re-enacts Jesus's gesture toward his apostles, among marginalised people, whether prisoners, migrants or the homeless.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Those made homeless are currently staying at a hotel nearby.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The 7.0-magnitude earthquake and its fifty-two aftershocks killed an estimated 316,000 Haitians, injured 300,000, and instantly made more than a million people homeless.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French