deadbeat

Example Sentences

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He and Evans never find their groove, and while Evans’ Boston-accented deadbeat cad routine is rote for him at this point, Johnson feels adrift, never locking in to a specific tone.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2024

He later calls Drake a "deadbeat" and suggests he has secretly fathered another child.

From BBC • May 4, 2024

Some critics say that the relationship between the couple is portrayed as too loving but Scorsese never pretends to hide the motivations that drive a deadbeat, grifter like Ernest.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2023

In China’s housing market, there are plenty of deadbeat developers no longer paying their bills.

From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2023

A picture emerged of an unstable deadbeat, swindler, and failed lawyer and lecturer.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow