mooch

Example Sentences

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Gifts as simple as surf wax or a ding repair kit can go a long way for surfers — and the other riders they always mooch off of.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022

Not sure how to mooch, much less where to borrow a fishing boat?

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2022

Like all viruses, they take over cells and force them to churn out other copies of themselves, the worst kind of mooch you can imagine.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2021

You say you don’t want the hassle of a divorce, but in that case you may be opting for the hassle of having him mooch off of you indefinitely.

From Slate • Aug. 25, 2021

Paddy tells the Question, He didn’t go on the mooch and I didn’t either.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt