homelessness

Example Sentences

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Now he could well become L.A.’s first homeless mayor—fittingly, in a city where homelessness is the greatest civic obsession as well as the greatest civic bane.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Crime and homelessness are down, and a long-standing brickyard will soon make way for a mixed-use development.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

And the whiskers are playing an outsize role in an election where cost-of-living, homelessness and public safety weigh heavily on Californians.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

A severe shortage in social homes, an increase in homelessness and rising property costs prompted the Scottish government to declare a national housing emergency in 2024.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

In that lonely place Frodo for the first time fully realized his homelessness and danger.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien