fleabag
Example Sentences
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Mr. Blake received an Emmy in 1975 for outstanding lead actor in “Baretta,” about a detective who lived a fleabag life and relied on clever disguises to solve crimes.
From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2023
Smith and Mapplethorpe weren’t rich, not yet, and they came to the Chelsea from the fleabag Allerton Hotel.
From Slate • Jul. 17, 2022
He was also based in a "fleabag office" in a rough part of town.
From BBC • May 28, 2019
But there’s a symbolic value to the what happened: She may die in a fleabag hotel, too.
From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2017
He just claimed the fleabag and even took the plastic cat carrier that the old lady offered.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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