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
Get ready for next summer though, to mooch and be mooched upon.
From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2020
“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
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.