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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Moore’s then-husband Bruce Willis plays against-type as the abusive layabout husband of hairdresser Joyce (Glenne Headly).
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Katie Rife, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
In Yancheng, in eastern China, the police have checked karaoke bars, rental housing and hotels for potential layabouts.
—Vivian Wang, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Again, these workshy layabouts take a day off, but the jamboree ends on New Year’s Day, with Brentford at home to Arsenal.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 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 Rife, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
In Yancheng, in eastern China, the police have checked karaoke bars, rental housing and hotels for potential layabouts.
—Vivian Wang, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Again, these workshy layabouts take a day off, but the jamboree ends on New Year’s Day, with Brentford at home to Arsenal.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 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
See All Example Sentences for layabout
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“Layabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/layabout. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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