Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barflies
Noun
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AlAnon is a support group for family and friends of alcoholics/addicts.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026 -
Erdoğan’s speeches are full of practical advice about how to destroy the left, such as calling progressives lazy, impractical alcoholics funded by globalist lobbies and contrasting the efficiency of an imperial president with the messiness of parliamentary policymaking.—
Kaya Genç,
The Dial,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These laws also applied to habitual drunkards, the mentally ill and others determined to be dangerous to the public.—
Morgan Marietta,
The Conversation,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Caffeinated coffee drinkers also showed a lower prevalence of cognitive decline, the researchers said.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Among tea drinkers, people who consumed the most had a 14% lower risk than those who consumed the least.—
Lindsey Leake,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The movie follows a group of petty cheats, liars and drunks who are duped by nefarious opportunists who visit their crumbling town.—
John Penner,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Barflies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barflies. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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