slacker

Example Sentences

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It should be noted that Paul Cummins is no slacker himself.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Our unnamed protagonist, a slacker with a goatee, is no protester.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

That realisation manifests in the lovestruck slacker rock of Dragonfly, and the finger-plucked Neptune Baby, with its refrain, "I'm a boat, and you are the water".

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2025

Some of the plot is just unnecessary padding, like Daniel’s girlfriend troubles and slacker mentality, spiking in an odd scene where he hysterically bemoans his own uselessness.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024

McCandless wasn’t some feckless slacker, adrift and confused, racked by existential despair.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer