unhoused

Example Sentences

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A few hours earlier, while waiting for Wille outside the museum, I encountered an elderly Black man, apparently unhoused, standing on Michigan Avenue.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Not for him, he clarified, not for the business, but for the unhoused neighbors.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

That strip of land is where unhoused people congregated until Evans said she and others complained and the city put up fencing and placed boulders to keep them out.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Plus, Gil insisted, as he always did, that those were trespassers anyway, not his approved unhoused community of neighbors.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

As a matter of fact the unhoused were scattered much more widely than had been anticipated, which was one of the very purposes sought to be attained.

From A Ten Year War An Account of The Battle with The Slum in New York by Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August)