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Recent Examples of quitterBut Salah, who travelled several hours a day just to reach training as a youngster, is no quitter.—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025 Alas, the thing about being a true fan is, no quitters allowed.—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025 And the most unattractive thing in the world to me is a quitter.—EW.com, 30 July 2025 Plus, find out what TJ hates more than anything in The Challenge world — even more than quitters!—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for quitter
Hegseth largely declined to provide specifics, instead denouncing critics as defeatists, questioning their patriotism and insisting the mission had broad public support.
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Nik Popli,
Time,
29 Apr. 2026
Now there is a British tendency to be slightly defeatist.
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
Thanks to the rubber slip-resistant outsole, these loafers provide great stability, especially on icy and muddy ground in winter and spring.
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Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
11 May 2026
George, the birthday boy beside her, stuck to his own slick style, wearing a black polo top, off-white pants with a beige belt, and sand suede loafers.