freeload

Example Sentences

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When Meredith returns home from work, she isn’t too pleased that Shahid is allowing Nami to freeload, but she consents for one night only.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2023

Tinted in golden light, the bald eagle looked regal and proud, even if he was just going to freeload in a farmer’s field.

From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2020

Oh, to be a Corporation, instead of a "Real Person"... and get all those perks, and chances to freeload on the backs of others!

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2016

One, called the Prisoner's Dilemma, puts its participants in a scenario where cooperation is best for both parties but they still may be motivated to freeload.

From Scientific American • Apr. 11, 2012

He found himself breathing heavily, despite the freeload conditions.

From Tight Squeeze by Ing, Dean Charles