How to Use couch potato in a Sentence

couch potato

noun

• The couch potato is the kind of leader who would rather sit back and let others do the work.
  — Chastity Heyward, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
• The news our couch potato selves have all been waiting for.
  — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2021
• The 103-year-old runner put many couch potatoes half her age to shame in this year's races.
  — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 31 July 2019
• Take a day or two to turn into such a couch potato that your brain gets mashed.
  — Hunter Johnson, Dallas News, 14 Mar. 2020
• But your kids don't have to become couch potatoes in the winter.
  — Charles Infosino, Cincinnati.com, 7 Jan. 2020
• Don't turn into a couch potato and don't sweat the sweet potato pie...
  — Alex Aronson, Redbook, 31 Oct. 2019
• This is the exact kind of love language our couch potato souls need right about now.
  — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2021
• Meet Darren, a fluffy couch potato no one has wanted to adopt for eight years.
  — Brandon Livesay, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
• To do so, of course, the couch potatoes must stop watching regular TV.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Sep. 2023
• Blakely, the Spanx founder, needs time being a couch potato to create.
  — Diana Kapp, chicagotribune.com, 8 Nov. 2019
• At issue is the quick adoption by even the most die-hard couch potato of new ways of watching TV favorites.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Feb. 2022
• When scrolling through Netflix, the choices go on and on, which can lead a couch potato to paralysis.
  — oregonlive, 3 Dec. 2019
• In other words, sort of a couch potato with an attitude.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 6 Dec. 2022
• But loungewear staples work for well beyond being a couch potato too.
  — Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 15 Dec. 2021
• And before that, angry couch potatoes argued with their TV sets.
  — Kevin Kelleher, Fortune, 19 June 2018
• Be sure to check out our many other buying guides, including gifts for couch potatoes, gifts for your mom, and gifts for Xbox gamers.
  — Wired, 9 Dec. 2019
• Even a couch potato notices nature with the New Orleans teacher Rahn Broady.
  — Danielle Dreilinger, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2020
• The benefits were strongest when a person transitioned from being a couch potato to adding movement to the day, the study said.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 14 Apr. 2022
• Known as one of the more laidback pets in the shelter, the wrinkly pup is quite the couch potato who loves taking it easy on walks, snuggling with his friends and simply just relaxing.
  — Katherine Fritcke, azcentral, 6 Dec. 2019
• Check out our roundups of the smartest dog breeds, quiet dog breeds that barely bark, laziest dog breeds that are total couch potatoes, as well as the most popular dog breeds in the U.S.
  — Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping, 11 Apr. 2023
• To avoid the discomfort, many people stay off their feet and become a couch potato –not only a boring way to live, but an unhealthy one, too.
  — Joyce Wiswell For The Knee Institute, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2018
• In comparison, Yutyrannus may have been more of a couch potato in need of comfy sweats and a hoodie.
  — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2017
• Weighing in and just under 81 pounds, Neron has rightfully gained his title as the most lovable couch potato.
  — The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 11 Mar. 2022
• Need something geared a little more towards couch potatoes?
  — Wired, 26 Oct. 2019
• The makers of adorable boba Airpod cases, dumpling pillows, and couch potato night-lights is making a series of face masks.
  — Erin Parker, Glamour, 27 Jan. 2021
• And the movement gaps among species also weren’t huge—more the difference between two casual weight lifters than a bodybuilder and a couch potato.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2021
• In the ideal world, a couch potato watches the marathon on Sunday, then decides to try to run a mile with Harlem Run or another running club on Monday.
  — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2021
• The brand’s innovative cushioning and sleek look have been a hit with runners, triathletes and couch potatoes alike.
  — oregonlive, 15 Jan. 2020
• The cyclists were healthier, both in terms of their muscles and their immune systems, than middle-aged couch potatoes.
  — NBC News, 8 Mar. 2018
• Cannabis users are often stereotyped as lazy couch potatoes satisfying their munchies with junk food.
  — Christine Ricciardi, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 23 Sep 2024