Idiom
rough sleeper
Meaning
A homeless person who sleeps outdoors.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The city provides shelters for every rough sleeper during the winter.”
“The charity worker spends every Tuesday night handing out warm blankets to each rough sleeper he finds in the park.”
“The local government faces increasing pressure to implement long-term housing solutions for the growing number of rough sleepers residing in the city center.”
Examples
simple
“The city provides shelters for every rough sleeper during the winter.”
contextual
“The charity worker spends every Tuesday night handing out warm blankets to each rough sleeper he finds in the park.”
complex
“The local government faces increasing pressure to implement long-term housing solutions for the growing number of rough sleepers residing in the city center.”
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