be slothful
Example Sentences
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Several sat up palpably bristling as Edward of Wales laid down two premises which, if valid, lead straight to the conclusion that even Tycoons may be slothful, obtuse, incompetent.
From Time Magazine Archive
Your souls are worth a thousand worlds; and will ye be slothful?
From The Heavenly Footman by Bunyan, John
Arise, man! be slothful no longer: set foot, and heart, and all, into the way of God, and run.
From The Heavenly Footman by Bunyan, John
There can be no doubt," said the Grey Friar, "that it is a very evil habit in young girls to be slothful.
From The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. IV. (of V.) by Saintsbury, George
To be slothful and a waster too, is to be as it were a double sinner.
From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 by Bunyan, John
