vagrant

Example Sentences

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He served four years, but on his release he had no family, friends or place to live, so he became a vagrant.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025

He’s a vagrant by definition — a man with no job, no paper trail or online presence.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2024

“The Kingdoms of Savannah” is an ensemble piece with no real center of gravity, and way too many kooky humans to enumerate here: a slumlord, a lazy boatman, a whistling vagrant.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2022

It’s not uncommon for vagrant bird species to return year after year to places far from their typical range.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2022

Walt and Billie never knew they were hosting a vagrant.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer