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
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
As long as we be in health and prosperity, we care not for him; we be slothful, we have no stomach at all; and therefore these sauces are very necessary for us.
From Sermons on the Card by Morley, Henry
It is not only the body that, unchecked, is inclined to be slothful.
From The Book-Hunter at Home by Allan, P. B. M.
Your souls are worth a thousand worlds; and will ye be slothful?
From The Heavenly Footman by Bunyan, John
