delinquent

Example Sentences

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Beca is a surly delinquent of questionable judgment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

I walk a frozen Bothnian Gulf at Nallikari, an obscured lighthouse, a delinquent lifeguard stand, and makeshift saunas stand on white expanse like archaeology.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

The share of seriously delinquent FHA loans rose 26% in the fourth quarter of 2025, ending the year at the highest level since early 2022, separate data from Intercontinental Exchange showed.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

Only three million of these debtors, those who are delinquent for nine months or more, would be eligible for wage garnishment.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

They had lifted the trapdoor in the roof of the jail, allowing the half-dozen delinquent citizens of the county to climb outside so their voices might add to the clamor.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt