playing hooky
Example Sentences
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And because it is common for a few employees to walk in together, with only one swiping a badge to open the door, HR departments were reluctant to accuse anyone of playing hooky.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
Supposedly playing hooky from filming a movie, he visits the walrus diorama at the Natural History Museum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2024
They’re not playing hooky; they’re going to school in a former J.C.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
But how does taking a “mental health day,” which Americans traditionally have construed as a “winkwink, nudge-nudge” excuse for playing hooky, improve mental health?
From Washington Post ● Oct. 2, 2022
“Well, if you lot are playing hooky today, no way I’m going to work. It’s simply not right.”
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
