thumb a ride

Example Sentences

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In the United States, protectionism managed to thumb a ride because both outsourcing and immigration were eating away at native employment in blue-collar jobs.

From Washington Post

They even stand straight up on their tails and wave back and forth in an apparent attempt to thumb a ride.

From Scientific American

Right now, European travelers hoping to get to Monrovia or Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown must squeeze on to services operated by Brussels Airlines and Royal Air Maroc, or thumb a ride on a military jet.

From Time

“We’re going to Highway Forty and thumb a ride to Tiburon, South Carolina. At least we’re gonna try.”

From Literature

Then, something came over me — I decided to thumb a ride.

From New York Times