Example sentences for: hitch

How can you use “hitch” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Lewis says about Clark at the outset that "you didn't interact with him so much as hitch a ride on the back of his life"--and that "the only way to spend time with Jim Clark was to leap onto one of his machines."

  • Second, it is a twisting hitch, made in the bight of a rope to form two eyes through which the hook of a tackle is passed for hoisting.

  • On the other hand, a troika -- three political powers working together -- harks back to a Russian hitch of three horses abreast.

  • The same must be said for hitch, go without a hitch, get hitched, hoist, hold off, hold on , and scores of other entries: these were everyday words in the general language before they were used by sailors.

  • Because the two companies' businesses are complementary rather than competitive (that is, Time Warner doesn't offer regular Internet access, AOL isn't in TV or magazines or music), the deal will probably go through without much of a hitch.


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