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Recent Examples of procrastinatorSo, consider this the procrastinator's ultimate gift guide.—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 18 Dec. 2025 That's the price of being a procrastinator.—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025 That’s the price of being a procrastinator.—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Scar then proceeds to desolate the kingdom, with the help of hyenas, while Simba, in exile, grows up to become a pleasure-hunting, grub-eating sluggard.
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Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
19 July 2019
Clearly, supervision at your job is lax, and your sluggard classmate is taking advantage of that.
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Kwame Anthony Appiah,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2017
In addition to gorgeous, envelope-style carryalls, the brand makes the perfect flats and loafers for every day.
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Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
13 Apr. 2026
The length is perfect with a pair of ballet flats or lug-sole loafers, and the structured shape matches with everything from a casual white tee to a silky camisole and cropped cardigan for a day-to-night look.
His discoveries promise to upset the gaming tables of every school of thought that wagers on new and untested art for idlers’ rewards: the love of novelty, the will to make or unmake reputations, the wish to be hip or au courant.
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Mark Greif,
Harper's Magazine,
26 July 2024
Their name exudes the essence of an idler and slacker, but women’s loafers themselves are quite the opposite.