lowlife
Example Sentences
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Frank is a lowlife antihero for the ages.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
“My son Jonathan was a thousand times more of a man than this lowlife could ever even dream of being,” Justine Amerault said.
From Washington Times • May 27, 2022
"I want every bounty hunter and lowlife to squeeze him," she says of Obi-Wan in one shot.
From Salon • May 5, 2022
“American Buffalo” is a heist comedy about three small-time criminals hoping to steal a possibly valuable nickel, but its also a no-holds-barred portrait of lowlife desperation and greed.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2021
“My stunning resemblance to that lowlife O’Doyle is but one result of Petey’s curse, and perhaps the least of them. You shall see.”
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
