couch potato

Example Sentences

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With talk of welfare queens, couch potatoes, the idle poor and a culture of poverty, the “taxpayer vs. taker” paradigm continues to play well with the GOP’s base.

From Salon

Von Scherler Mayer reveres Mary’s youth and vitality while celebrating what would be the dying gasp of an era, telegraphing the ways of Mary’s life to even the most oblivious couch potato.

From Salon

“You have permission to be a couch potato, as long as you have electricity so you can watch the tube,” Wexler said.

From Los Angeles Times

If given the option, do you think Striker, the main dog in your book, would opt for a couch potato life if the option had presented itself early?

From Salon

In turn, others appeared to be arrhythmic "couch potatoes" that were only occasionally active -- plus, there were various "shades of grey" between these two extremes.

From Science Daily