laziness
Example Sentences
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"It's not laziness, it's the executive dysfunction that makes it difficult... People have trouble focusing their attention and keeping it sustained long enough to complete these tasks," she said.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
The bot boom in academia writ large puts on display the insecurity of students just as much as it does their laziness.
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026
It’s easy to conflate this with laziness or thoughtlessness.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026
This delightful compilation suggests that even those in the world of architecture have been leaning on Vitruvius for knowledge about the Roman architectural world through some combination of ignorance and laziness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
It was not laziness if he was a rich man.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing laziness
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ness
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The Suffix -ness, Part 2
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