do-nothing
Example Sentences
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Yet the role of a do-nothing prince consort doesn’t suit the dutiful, and now fiercely faithful, Alfred, and a war of wills—and of the sexes—ensues.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
As much as Forrest is a know-nothing, except when it comes to knowing what love is, he’s also a do-nothing when it comes to acknowledging systemic wrongdoing.
From Salon • Jul. 7, 2024
It is the sound of do-nothing summer afternoons in the pre-internet portion of my youth.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2021
I’m not a sit around, do-nothing kind of guy.
From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2021
The child did not at all like work, and, but for Joan’s insistence, would have been a regular little do-nothing.
From The Piskey-Purse Legends and Tales of North Cornwall by Tregarthen, Enys
