mooch

Example Sentences

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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

And then I realized that he presumably never paid for them down the line; even if his intentions were good, that made him a mooch, a behavior I have never admired at all.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2022

Like all viruses, they take over cells and force them to churn out other copies of themselves, the worst kind of mooch you can imagine.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2021

Get ready for next summer though, to mooch and be mooched upon.

From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2020

Something oily and slimy that left a greasy trail and liked to mooch off other people’s ideas.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein