deadbeat
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
They don’t need to know their father is a deadbeat dad and is depriving them of their college fund.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
I’m calling my shot: This will be the year that the Three Lions, the bungling, deadbeat clown show of international soccer, finally do it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
The fish-out-of-water comedy show followed the wealthy Rose family as they abruptly lose their money and mansion, and are forced to move into a shabby motel in a deadbeat town they bought as a joke.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
Just prepare yourself for a Frankensteined dog cop, a killer cyber fish, a plethora of puns and . . . a surprisingly empowering message about how we should regard deadbeat cat dads.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2025
I look over his shoulder, scanning for any of the deadbeat “friends” he left us for.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Perhaps that’s because state and city laws make it difficult to evict deadbeats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
Far from being "deadbeats", Nathan says all the young dads he's worked with "will literally dedicate their whole life to being the best dad they can possibly be".
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2023
Meanwhile, the three children raised predominantly in Gilmer became total deadbeats.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2021
We take fatherhood very seriously, calling out bad dads and disassociating ourselves from deadbeats.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2020
In the past I had put up with her tantrums and said nothing when she'd yelled at me in front of the deadbeats, but this was asking too much.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word