mooch

Example Sentences

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While other dogs might be content to mooch off kitchen droppings, Riley prefers to eat from her own plate of human food.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025

She thinks she has an answer: The friend makes a lot of money and the guy, a struggling medical student, is looking to mooch.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2024

No casting is required to mooch — just drop 10-to-30-pound test line, rigged up on an 8.5-to-9.5-foot moderate action rod, to the desired depth, then reel the line back in.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2022

My husband is wavering, but I think it's totally unnecessary and I don't want to spend my vacation feeling like a mooch.

From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2022

“All he does is yell. The man has a mean streak. He’s rougher on us than we ever were on all those dogs trying to mooch food out of our dumpster.”

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein