Examples of layabout in a Sentence
she regretted ever asking that layabout to be her roommate, as he created the mess of two people and refused to help with anything
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In Yancheng, in eastern China, the police have checked karaoke bars, rental housing and hotels for potential layabouts.
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Vivian Wang, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Republicans consistently slander disability recipients as malingerers and layabouts.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
But his Johnny is a sullen layabout, lacking in the punk rock energy that the role requires.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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Katie sees Rachel as little more than a useless layabout waiting to claim the apartment, even though Rachel had been the live-in caregiver before things turned.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
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Vivian Wang, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Republicans consistently slander disability recipients as malingerers and layabouts.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
But his Johnny is a sullen layabout, lacking in the punk rock energy that the role requires.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Movies For Subscribers The 27 best movie theaters in Los Angeles
Nov. 22, 2023
Katie sees Rachel as little more than a useless layabout waiting to claim the apartment, even though Rachel had been the live-in caregiver before things turned.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Layabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/layabout. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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