Sentence examples for sluggard from inspiring English sources
The word "sluggard" is correct and can be used in written English
It is an old-fashioned term used to describe someone who is lazy and avoids work or exertion. Example: Lately, I've been feeling like a sluggard; no matter what I do, I just can't seem to summon up the energy to finish my tasks.
noun
A person who is lazy, stupid, or idle by habit.
Even a supposed sluggard such as Macedonia is growing at 4%, much faster than "old Europe".
Lord Beaverbrook, tycoon (1879 1964)"Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?" Edgar Bergen, ventriloquist (1903 78)"Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest".
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As King Solomon declared, in Proverbs, "Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways and be wise".
In Proverbs, King Solomon had some advice for those rushing into print with ill-informed opinions: "Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise".
Even in the final test in Spain we were thinking, what's going on?" she says of the sluggard opening to the season.
"The securities industry was based on revenue, not on risk-adjusted returns," says a bank boss.Consultants armed with league tables and presentations full of "gap analysis" increased the pressure on sluggards to catch up.
But because the Chinese giants are still in essence tied to the state, their leaders must remain Chinese.Evidence of how these entities have performed is muddy because so much of their environment is distorted: for example, given cheap enough money and strong enough protection for their franchise, even corporate sluggards can show good profits and return on equity.
He never hesitates, never ceases to tower over the petty compromisers and spiritual sluggards surrounding him.
They were sluggards, buffoons, dimwits, liars, brutes, and — without exception — drunks.
As long as the productive industries keep growing quickly enough to offset the sluggards, the economy as a whole can stay in good shape.
