barfly

Example Sentences

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One disappointed man with a Gallrein sticker walked out, while a lone barfly looked at a broadcast of a PGA golf tournament.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

He’s a public-school chaplain, a job I am pretty sure does not exist in this country, and something of a barfly.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2023

The latter, released in November 1949, was a sweet tribute to the barfly regulars at that friendly venue.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2023

They’ve endured agonies he’ll never understand — and a barfly like him can’t deliver a cheers that will set things right.

From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2022

And it should have been obvious to me, maybe not that he was an Executive Special, but that he was certainly no drunken barfly.

From Four-Day Planet by Piper, H. Beam