Examples of slothful in a Sentence
his overly lax managerial style has resulted in a department that is slothful and unproductive
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That they would be regarded as slothful morons who aren't worth the price of a ticket of admission.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
2 Feb. 2026
Soviet Russia, too, experienced periodic panics about slothful bureaucrats impeding the dictatorship of the proletariat.
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Charlie Tyson,
The New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2025
Procrastination can be slothful or prudent, a vice or a virtue, depending on your habits and the tasks at hand.
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Arthur C. Brooks,
The Atlantic,
16 Dec. 2021
After releasing 12 albums in 13 months, Twin Cities guitarist Cory Wong will end his momentarily slothful ways and drop just his second album this year.
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Jon Bream,
Star Tribune,
11 May 2021
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
2 Feb. 2026
Soviet Russia, too, experienced periodic panics about slothful bureaucrats impeding the dictatorship of the proletariat.
—
Charlie Tyson,
The New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2025
Procrastination can be slothful or prudent, a vice or a virtue, depending on your habits and the tasks at hand.
—
Arthur C. Brooks,
The Atlantic,
16 Dec. 2021
After releasing 12 albums in 13 months, Twin Cities guitarist Cory Wong will end his momentarily slothful ways and drop just his second album this year.
—
Jon Bream,
Star Tribune,
11 May 2021
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“Slothful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slothful. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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slothful
adjective
sloth·ful
ˈslȯth-fəl 
ˈslōth-
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