ne'er
Americanadverb
adverb
Example Sentences
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One high-level supervisor said Koutris had a reputation as a “lazy ne’er do well.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2022
Peter Quill, aka Star-Lord, is still a man plucked from Earth in the ’80s to live a ne’er do well life in space before cleaning up his act.
From The Verge ● Oct. 27, 2021
“We mean to make things over, / We are tired of toil for naught, / With but bare enough to live upon / And ne’er an hour for thought.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 7, 2021
Afternoon and evening activities in Bryant Park drew crowds that chased the ne’er do wells.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2021
Good men did ne’er their country’s ruin bring.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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