deadbeat

Example Sentences

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I’m calling my shot: This will be the year that the Three Lions, the bungling, deadbeat clown show of international soccer, finally do it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Just prepare yourself for a Frankensteined dog cop, a killer cyber fish, a plethora of puns and . . . a surprisingly empowering message about how we should regard deadbeat cat dads.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2025

When some of the families later sued, authorities often used information from those interviews to portray the deceased as mentally ill criminals or deadbeat parents while defending their agencies in court.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2024

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

From BBC • May 4, 2024

Pluto was just another deadbeat godly dad making weak excuses.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan