How to Use hitch in a Sentence

hitch

1 of 2 verb
Definition of hitchnext
Synonyms for hitchnext
  • He hitched across the country last summer.
  • He hitched his way across the country last summer.
  • And Biden has hitched his legacy to the success of this war.
    — NBC News, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Luis Orellana, 23, of Nicaragua walked and hitched rides for a month to get to this spot.
    — Raul Roa, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2023
  • The mites eat the pollen, but then hitch a ride to find new hosts on emerging bees.
    — oregonlive, 19 Apr. 2020
  • Still 25 miles from the nearest road to hitch out, the couple hiked on in tears.
    — Matt Vasilogambros, Outside Online, 2 Apr. 2020
  • Some invite you to hitch your star to their wagon, and then the wheels come off.
    — Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 26 May 2022
  • So, the answer is to hitch a ride on Wall Street's wagon.
    — John S. Tobey, Forbes, 28 May 2022
  • People hitch their smokers to the car and set up shop around the conference.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Oct. 2022
  • Weddings are hard work, and not just for the couple getting hitched.
    — Aryelle Siclait, womenshealthmag.com, 21 Apr. 2023
  • People were standing on the side of the road trying to hitch a ride west, said others who made the trip.
    — Thomas Grove, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Be on the lookout for critters such as frogs, toads and lizards that may hitch a ride inside with the plants.
    — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 28 Oct. 2020
  • The Ravens need to load up on the running game and hitch a ride with Jackson, Dobbins and Edwards.
    — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 3 Nov. 2020
  • Early the following morning, Craig and Matt arrived to hitch the pub to the back of a Ram truck.
    — Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2022
  • The prospect of hitching a ride home on the DC-6 emerged more than a month ago, but getting the details worked out has taken time.
    — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 24 May 2020
  • If there are fewer people at a certain time, try to hitch a ride at that time.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 30 Apr. 2020
  • Then hitch a ride on the Bonanza Express and drop down to the Pioneer lift.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Oct. 2021
  • The disease travels much quicker when the spores hitch a ride on firewood, Dube said.
    — Greg Stanley, Star Tribune, 5 July 2021
  • That’s code for not hitching their wagon to the entire Mountain West.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Watch for stray cholla segments in the trail, eager to hitch a ride on any passing shoe.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The days when American astronauts have to hitch a lift with the Russians should be over.
    — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 30 July 2021
  • All will be revealed in seven months, by which time Antonoff and Qualley may or may not yet be hitched.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2023
  • There’s so many ways to love you… including getting hitched.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2024
  • These wedding venues will let you get hitched in style, whatever your style may be.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2024
  • From roof to hitch to trunk, these bike carriers for cars and SUVs will get you on that epic journey.
    — Lindsey Greenfeld, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2022
  • The teens steal a car, hitch a ride in the box of a pickup truck in Texas (cue the country tunes), and discover things about each other and themselves.
    — Jonathon Van Maren, National Review, 20 Sep. 2020
  • People often forget how many germs can hitch a ride home with their kids from school on more than just their hands.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Some other stars who have pulled off the near-impossible feat of getting hitched out of the public eye?
    — Vogue, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Only a few boats remained at the docks once Alexander’s was safely hitched to a red pickup truck.
    — Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Tardigrades and baby glow-in-the-dark squid are about to hitch a ride to the space station for scientific research.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 May 2021
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hitch

2 of 2 noun
  • The plan went off without a hitch.
  • He went back to college after doing his hitch in the army.
  • The This Is Why Tour hasn’t quite gone without a hitch.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Luckily, the rest of the evening went off without a hitch.
    — Adam Rathe, Town & Country, 14 Nov. 2022
  • And Koufax with a new ball, takes a hitch at his belt and walks behind the mound.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • But Brown’s transfer to the US did not go off without a hitch.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 12 Oct. 2023
  • In the YouTube video, Keys, 43, smoothly sings the first notes and carries on without a hitch.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Most shipments arrive on the doorsteps of Nep-heads all over the world without a hitch.
    — Brian Howey, WIRED, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Adele’s first concerts in half a decade—went off without a hitch.
    — Emma Carmichael, ELLE, 15 Aug. 2022
  • The day was a success, and went off without a hitch thanks to a long list of vendors of color.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 11 Aug. 2022
  • For the process to go off without a hitch, everyone needs to read from the same sheet of music.
    — Yec, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
  • And there’s one other major hitch — lots of consumers don’t like the idea.
    — Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2022
  • But in spite of her low, sweeping bow, the meeting went off without a hitch.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The homecoming parade was the biggest in years, and the dance went off without a hitch.
    — Maggie Prosser, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023
  • For example, one of his clients might miss a dive on a trip, but the rest of the tour will go off without a hitch.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The safety was spotted leaving the locker room with a slight hitch in his step.
    — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2022
  • The new counters, the new cabinet hardware, the new sink and faucet, all went in without a hitch.
    — Marni Jameson, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2023
  • If the corner backed off, then Egbuka would run a hitch.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 8 Oct. 2022
  • But following the rains, hitch can again be seen spawning in Clear Lake creeks.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The tree lighting ceremony went off with a bit of a hitch.
    — Darlene Superville, ajc, 26 Nov. 2022
  • And these are crafted with a swivel to be put on and taken off without a hitch.
    — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Assembly of the levee took two hours and went off without a hitch.
    — John Muyskens, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The vehicle is equipped with a trailer hitch on the back and has tinted windows.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 21 Apr. 2023
  • There’s a lot behind the scenes that has to really be working well for the show to go on without a hitch.
    — Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 1 Sep. 2022
  • The Browns run the guard-tackle counter with Amari Cooper running a hitch as the pass option for Watson.
    — Lance Reisland, cleveland, 4 Feb. 2023
  • So far, though, the merge appears to have been completed without a hitch.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 15 Sep. 2022
  • But for one group of Hoosiers fans Friday night, spelling the name of the university came with a hitch.
    — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Sep. 2022
  • For the joke to work without a hitch, says Stowe, McLachlan’s presence was required.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Below are some tips for helping your trip go off without a hitch.
    — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Edwin pulled off his stunt without a hitch and earned himself hacker cred with his new friends.
    — Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 12 Mar. 2024

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