fleabag

Example Sentences

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Mr. Blake received an Emmy in 1975 for outstanding lead actor in “Baretta,” about a detective who lived a fleabag life and relied on clever disguises to solve crimes.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2023

Smith and Mapplethorpe weren’t rich, not yet, and they came to the Chelsea from the fleabag Allerton Hotel.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2022

He was also based in a "fleabag office" in a rough part of town.

From BBC • May 28, 2019

The story unfolds in dingy bingo halls, bait shops, fleabag motels and abandoned slave quarters rather than picturesque plantation houses.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2016

Finn and me were living in a fleabag apartment in Kansas City.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool