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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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Terry described Simon — the brother of his late wife —as a layabout who tried to make money by playing various lotteries all day.
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2024
The adventurous will find isolation on an epic scale on northern Iceland's windswept landscape, the traditional serenity on a private island off of Anguilla, and the bohemian layabouts a haven in a compound on the Andalusian coast.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Feb. 2023
For decades, American life has been dominated by layabouts—by a broad, bi-coastal, bipartisan elite of non-workers.
—James K. Galbraith, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2019
You might be tempted to regard early retirees as layabouts, soaking up sunshine while everyone else toils.
—Amy X. Wang, New York Times, 7 May 2024
That’s because welfare programs are easiest to axe when conservatives go hunting for budget cuts — Americans typically view them as serving layabouts and malingerers at their expense.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023
His characters are mostly students of various stripes: competitive drinkers, epic layabouts, operatic whiners.
—Sophia Nguyen, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2023
Consumers of drugs were characterized as unpredictable layabouts who endangered national hygiene and productivity.
—Federico Perelmuter, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
The layabout in question is the Alcon blue butterfly (Maculinea alcon) a large and beautiful summer visitor.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2010
John Annese, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2024
The adventurous will find isolation on an epic scale on northern Iceland's windswept landscape, the traditional serenity on a private island off of Anguilla, and the bohemian layabouts a haven in a compound on the Andalusian coast.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Feb. 2023
For decades, American life has been dominated by layabouts—by a broad, bi-coastal, bipartisan elite of non-workers.
—James K. Galbraith, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2019
You might be tempted to regard early retirees as layabouts, soaking up sunshine while everyone else toils.
—Amy X. Wang, New York Times, 7 May 2024
That’s because welfare programs are easiest to axe when conservatives go hunting for budget cuts — Americans typically view them as serving layabouts and malingerers at their expense.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023
His characters are mostly students of various stripes: competitive drinkers, epic layabouts, operatic whiners.
—Sophia Nguyen, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2023
Consumers of drugs were characterized as unpredictable layabouts who endangered national hygiene and productivity.
—Federico Perelmuter, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
The layabout in question is the Alcon blue butterfly (Maculinea alcon) a large and beautiful summer visitor.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2010
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“Layabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/layabout. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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