How do you use the word "homeless" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "homeless" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "homeless": The homeless sought shelter from a shower. The homeless sought shelter from the chilly shower.

Homeless Meaning

/ˈhoʊmlɪs/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

adjLacking a permanent place of residence.

adjContaining no place that might be called home.

Sentence Examples

The homeless sought shelter from a shower.

The homeless sought shelter from the chilly shower.

The scheme has been set up to help homeless people.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

unfortunate

Antonyms:

fortunate

CEFR Practice Quiz

The ____ man slept on a cold park bench every single night.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The local charity provides hot meals and warm blankets to ____ people during the winter months.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos Proto-Germanic *haimaz Proto-West Germanic *haim Old English hām Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Old English hāmlēas Middle English *homles English homeless From Middle English *homles, *hamles, from Old English hāmlēas (“homeless”), equivalent to home + -less. Cognate with Dutch heemloos, Danish hjemløs (“homeless”), Swedish hemlös (“homeless”). Compare also German heimatlos (“homeless”), Icelandic heimilislaus (“homeless”), West Frisian dakleas (“homeless”, literally “having no roof, roofless”).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Xinyang special region received 1,200-1,400 mm of rain between June and August 1956: 280,000 homes were destroyed and 3.2 million peasants (out of a total of almost 6 million) were left homeless. In the most affected county in the special region and the province, Huaibin, 60 percent of the total surface area was covered by floods and 230,000 out of 440,000 inhabitants left homeless; grain production fell by 66 percent in 1956 and the authorities had to send large amounts of relief." — 1995 [1982], Jean-Luc Domenach, “The First Leftist Excesses and Their Consequences (Summer 1955-Winter 1956)”, in A M Berrett, transl., The Origins of the Great Leap Forward: The Case of One Chinese Province [Aux origines du Grand Bond en avant], Westview Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 44:

"You know what you never see? A really good-looking homeless couple." — 2004, George Carlin, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 55:

"The massive arches of the retaining walls have become tent city for the many homeless people in the area." — 2022 November 2, Paul Bigland, “New trains, old trains, and splendid scenery”, in RAIL, number 969, page 57:

"But I should turn mine ears and hear The moanings of the homeless sea, ⁠The sound of streams that swift or slow ⁠Draw down Æonian hills, and sow The dust of continents to be; […]" — 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXXV”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 54:

"[…] homelesses' due process rights and infringed upon the homelesses' fundamental right to travel […]" — 1997, Martin Lyle Forst, The Police and the Homeless: Creating a Partnership Between Law Enforcement and Social Service Agencies in the Development of Effective Policies and Programs, page 54:

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