mooch

Example Sentences

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She thinks she has an answer: The friend makes a lot of money and the guy, a struggling medical student, is looking to mooch.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2024

Gifts as simple as surf wax or a ding repair kit can go a long way for surfers — and the other riders they always mooch off of.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022

Not sure how to mooch, much less where to borrow a fishing boat?

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2022

My husband is wavering, but I think it's totally unnecessary and I don't want to spend my vacation feeling like a mooch.

From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2022

Dotty O’Neill sent a note to your house and said you didn’t come back to school after lunch, that you went on the mooch with Paddy Clohessy.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt