play hooky
Example Sentences
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Asked how it felt to suddenly become a Drifter, Mr. Thomas told Mr. Goldberg: “As a kid, I used to play hooky to see the Drifters at the Apollo. It felt good!”
From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2023
Don’t tell your boss, but if there was ever a day to play hooky, create a DIY three-day weekend and soak up the last rays of summer, this Monday could be it.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2022
"He would play hooky… and tan aggressively. He looked like a Versace bag."
From Fox News • Sep. 28, 2021
For many contemporary writers of fiction, The Novel looms balefully, a rigid school from which we should all be desperate to play hooky.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 3, 2016
It was my junior year of high school, and Mitra persuaded my parents to let me play hooky for the day.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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