vagrant

Example Sentences

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"I won't have to be a vagrant anymore."

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025

He plays Tom T. Shiftlet, a one-armed vagrant who talks a woman into taking him on as her handyman, then marries her mute, deaf daughter, Lucynell.

From New York Times • May 11, 2024

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

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2024

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

I have not tired of the wilderness; rather I enjoy its beauty and the vagrant life I lead, more keenly all the time.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer