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Examples of ne'er-do-well in a Sentence
the local ne'er-do-wells seem to hang out on the street corners at all hours of the day and night
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Rickman's agent was flooded with offers, beseeching the actor to play more debonair ne'er-do-wells.
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Clark Collis, EW.com, 25 May 2023
Clark Collis, EW.com, 25 May 2023
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“Ne'er-do-well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ne%27er-do-well. Accessed 11 May. 2024.
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