barfly

Example Sentences

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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 by the end of the fourth "She-Hulk" episode, "Is This Not Real Magic?" the mononymous sorcerer has an adorable barfly handle: "Wongers."

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2022

Anyone who has been a barfly at a racetrack knows that long shots occasionally win regardless of the toteboard’s odds.

From Washington Post • Oct. 30, 2020

That’s when he got to know the owner-resident, a woman named Lola Sweet, a say-anything barfly and town roustabout, who cared for her son, Tommy Cosman.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2019

He had begun to dress more neatly and speak more grammatically; to look and act more like a spaceman and less like a barfly.

From Space Viking by Piper, H. Beam