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

A daughter of Washington, D.C.’s Black bourgeoisie, Horn often attired herself in furs and white gloves, but she could outlast even the hardiest barfly as the night wore on.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2024

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

Jayme Hoskins has turned into a baseball barfly and let the free beers fly during recent Phillies’ postseason games.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2022

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