Example Sentences

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Yes, many more deadbeats, and even the public housing authority is pleading for relief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

Far from being "deadbeats", Nathan says all the young dads he's worked with "will literally dedicate their whole life to being the best dad they can possibly be".

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2023

Alexei is the latest in a series of strangely compelling deadbeats for Harbour.

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2021

We take fatherhood very seriously, calling out bad dads and disassociating ourselves from deadbeats.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2020

In the past I had put up with her tantrums and said nothing when she'd yelled at me in front of the deadbeats, but this was asking too much.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris