: having no home or permanent place of residence
homelessness
noun
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Williams is reported as homeless and may be loitering around the North Little Rock area.
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Lena Miano, arkansasonline.com, 18 Aug. 2024
Increasing wages and benefits of staff in homeless service organizations, reducing turnover and providing training.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2024
One witness said the unidentified victim was a kindly homeless man known to ride around the area where he was struck.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024
On the other end, tenants, many elderly, disabled or homeless, are usually left to search for a home with no help.
—Lucy Tompkins, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
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Lena Miano, arkansasonline.com, 18 Aug. 2024
Increasing wages and benefits of staff in homeless service organizations, reducing turnover and providing training.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2024
One witness said the unidentified victim was a kindly homeless man known to ride around the area where he was struck.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024
On the other end, tenants, many elderly, disabled or homeless, are usually left to search for a home with no help.
—Lucy Tompkins, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for homeless
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“Homeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeless. Accessed 10 Sep. 2024.
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