How to Use lazy in a Sentence

lazy

adjective

• I should have done more work this weekend, but I was feeling lazy.
• One lifts a large grate from the floor of the lazy river.
  — Mari A. Schaefer, Philly.com, 30 Apr. 2018
• Texas may be a lot of things, but lazy isn't one of them.
  — Shacamree Gowdy, Houston Chronicle, 7 Sep. 2020
• The stereotype that teens are lazy could be one of them.
  — Brittney McNamara, Teen Vogue, 4 Jan. 2019
• Frisbee is more than a lazy game of catch on the beach.
  — Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati.com, 12 July 2018
• Without a doubt this tour of South Beach is not for the lazy.
  — Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• That's where the one minute mug cakes for all us lazy dessert lovers come in.
  — Spoon U, Teen Vogue, 28 Aug. 2017
• If that seems like a pretty lazy plot, well, that’s the whole thing.
  — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 30 Sep. 2019
• Work hard, don't be lazy and don't shrink from risks, Sanchez said.
  — David Owens, Courant Community, 26 May 2017
• Too many of the guys that have fallen by the wayside got lazy.
  — Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 8 Sep. 2017
• There’s no reason to be lazy, for the lack of a better word.
  — Washington Post, 11 June 2021
• That line gets an easy laugh, though Mamet’s script isn’t lazy.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 4 Oct. 2023
• The kind who think sleep is for people who are lazy or dead.
  — Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, 25 June 2018
• Too lazy for all the work that comes with building your own home?
  — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, 1 Mar. 2019
• Of course, the Twins’ pitching chipped in by being bad, and even lazy.
  — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 2 July 2018
• The problem with Star Wars Day merch is that so much of it is deeply lazy.
  — Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 4 May 2023
• Do not be lazy and write a letter or an email to your boss.
  — Naira Velumyan, Forbes, 12 July 2022
• In search of an easy, healthy snack for parties, picnics and lazy days by the pool?
  — NBC News, 8 June 2019
• And then, of course, I get accused of being lazy and stupid.
  — Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2021
• Just as notable as what's in the trailer is what isn't: lazy jokes.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 3 Mar. 2021
• Pass a lazy day relaxing on the sandy beach or splashing in the waves.
  — Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2020
• Parisians used to lazy strolls on long summer nights head home.
  — New York Times, 8 June 2021
• Almost any dog can be trained to find sheds, even lazy house pets.
  — Gerald Almy, Field & Stream, 5 Feb. 2020
• The home comes with a smaller-scale lazy river than the others on this list but gets the job done all the same.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2023
• In the same way, having poor headshots (or none at all) can seem quite lazy.
  — Adam Jacobs, Forbes, 11 May 2021
• This one-stop shop is perfect for the uber-busy (or uber lazy) seller.
  — Kari Costas, ELLE Decor, 4 Mar. 2016
• Spriggs is lazy and a dumper, and joe seems overwhelmed.
  — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2020
• But hear me out: This isn’t about what to wear for your new run club or for a lazy trip to the pharmacy.
  — Rachel Besser, Vogue, 22 Aug. 2023
• These ad hominem attacks were essentially irrelevant to the awards, snuck in only for the sake of a lazy gag.
  — Fran Hoepfner, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2024
• Photos and videos from Fort Lauderdale, which welcomed the party, showed the typical lazy lounging on the beach, dips in the water, boozing along beachfront bars and a buzzing nightlife.
  — Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024