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hanger-on
Example Sentences
And for a person who is surrounded by hangers-on, he also seems very alone.
She also had to get used to the idea of who Lydia had become: a widowed mother with a surly unfun daughter who doesn’t believe in ghosts, dating a suspiciously doting hanger-on.
A hit movie producer, he’s hosting a party full of Hollywood swells and hangers-on.
Most people have a network of family and friends to rely on, but the people around Trump are mostly leeches and hangers-on, not folks who genuinely have compassion for him.
One minute, he's dining with a wealthy relative who's secretly contributing to Lost Cause hangers-on.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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