lousy with
Example Sentences
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Pennsylvania was lousy with wildcatters, all of them convinced they’d struck it rich.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026
The room was also lousy with secret detractors.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2025
“OF: RDG” is classic recent Ritchie: star-studded, snarky, and ultimately grating, lousy with weird glasses and bad accents.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2023
On “Poor Little Fool,” by Ricky Nelson: “She sized you up, she was captivating and shrewd and lousy with lies. Oh yeah, you were an absolute blockhead beyond a doubt.”
From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2022
“She won’t tell anybody. She’s lousy with secrets.”
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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