How to Use the homeless in a Sentence

the homeless

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Definition of the homelessnext
  • Those who will suffer the brunt of the crisis will of course be the homeless.
    — Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Tucson is tired of the crime and tired of the homeless crisis.
    — Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2024
  • All her tough talk against the homeless did little to solve the issue.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2023
  • In an odd way, Dostoevsky has a feeling for the homeless of the earth.
    — Amy Sutherland, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The police were needlessly harsh on the homeless, the probe found.
    — Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 13 June 2024
  • The series itself is meant to be a gritty, teeming portrait of the city, from the rich down to the homeless.
    — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
  • The mayor told the outlet that the homeless squatters have likely contributed to some of the crime in the city.
    — Emma Colton, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Those who work helping the homeless have praised the Prince for his genuine commitment to the cause.
    — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 25 June 2023
  • From the naked eye, there doesn’t seem to be the homeless challenge that is observed in downtown Salt Lake City.
    — Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Three weeks ago, the center stopped offering its free hot meals to the homeless, Bliss said.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023
  • So please stop with these false narratives about the homeless.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Some of the homeless population can bring crime to our city.
    — Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Maybe that gaze explains why so many of us blame the homeless for their suffering.
    — William T. Vollmann, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Lake Worth Beach wants the sheriff more involved in arresting the homeless, based on a new state law.
    — Lauro Diaz, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2024
  • The church had been trying to coax the homeless into treatment programs.
    — Sam Roberts, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Instead, Montgomery plans to donate the money to a Memphis bike group that helps feed the homeless.
    — David Begnaud, CBS News, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Across the street, the sidewalk was crammed with tents and makeshift canvas shelters erected by the homeless people who have lived there for weeks, even months.
    — Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2023
  • My mother was a part of the homeless population that lived in the nearby wooded area.
    — Brie Stimson, Fox News, 15 June 2024
  • In the lawsuit, Hammond claimed that the hotel’s owner said the homeless residents would be moved out soon after the school moved in.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Opperman said a lack of mental health care for youth has also added pressure to the homeless youth systems across the state.
    — oregonlive, 6 Apr. 2023
  • This was the case for both questionnaires regarding efforts to cite the homeless and protect them.
    — Tim Clouser | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Sep. 2024
  • In New York City, the homeless shelter system must provide a bed to everyone who asks.
    — Olivia Bensimon Todd Heisler, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Walton said the city should have kept both sites open and given the homeless people living in north Sacramento first dibs at the new tiny homes.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Ibanez is part of one of the fastest-growing populations in America – the homeless.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Treatment not tents, aka Prop. 1, will use existing funds for the homeless with the deepest mental health needs or the worst substance abuse.
    — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The Foo Fighters singer/guitarist was at it again this week, putting in nearly a full day of meat smoking and grilling to help feed the homeless in Los Angeles.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2023
  • To top it off Bombas donates a pair to the homeless community.
    — Jack Byram, Health, 22 Mar. 2023
  • He wasn’t linked to the killings of the homeless victims until late Friday or early Saturday.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • But then being the homeless person on the street and seeing people walk by is a different type of filmic experience.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The races now serve as referendums on the performances of the city council president and the downtown representative who has been most associated with the city's response to the homeless crisis.
    — Andrew Keatts, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024

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