lazybones

Example Sentences

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This apocryphal lazybones is defined by two traits.

From Salon

He grunted with every step, heading for his cart, and hollered, “Get up, lazybones!”

From Literature

The lazybones description of lawmakers came into vogue once again over two decades later.

From Washington Times

On a positive note, Shamberger and Dylan Fleming are quite funny as a mayor and a dimwitted lazybones named Luke, respectively.

From Washington Post

When he changed the labor code to reduce the power of unions and make it easier to hire and fire people, he derided those who opposed his changes as “lazybones, cynics and extremists.”

From New York Times