deadbeat

Example Sentences

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He laughed when I asked whether the U.S. could become a deadbeat borrower or release tainted data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

He later calls Drake a "deadbeat" and suggests he has secretly fathered another child.

From BBC • May 4, 2024

Some critics say that the relationship between the couple is portrayed as too loving but Scorsese never pretends to hide the motivations that drive a deadbeat, grifter like Ernest.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2023

In China’s housing market, there are plenty of deadbeat developers no longer paying their bills.

From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2023

Mom presses her face into her hands, and Uncle Max rubs her back like she’s an exhausted, overworked mother dealing with a bratty, deadbeat teenager.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman