Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for truant

truant

noun as in absentee

Discover More

Example Sentences

She opened it and found a letter demanding to know why Landon had been truant from his online classes during the fall semester.

However, truant absentee ballots still remained a problem in Connecticut, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas.

In Florida, Illinois and New York, truant poll workers caused some polling places to open late.

Behind the fantasy dashboard sat Wood, conducting a violent campaign on snares and cymbals, and admiring the ultimate truant.

His schooling began at the age of nine, but the boy played truant so frequently that he was sent to boarding-school in Avignon.

It is only to transact some higher business that even Apollo dare play the truant from Admetus.

As a boy at the Grammar School of his native town, it is to be feared he loved to play truant.

Haply her truant tresses mock Some coronal of shapelier block, To wit, the bounding billy-cock.

At that the truant driver appeared, coming at a trot from down the street.

Advertisement

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement