lousy with
idiom
informal
: having too much or too many of (something)
Her family has a large estate. They are lousy with money.
That area is lousy with tourists.
Examples of lousy with in a Sentence
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Los Angeles is lousy with pitches—unsolicited ideas proffered in elevators, at buffet spreads, while waiting for the barista to brew a chagaccino.
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Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
That whole area is lousy with incredible volcanoes...
—Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2010
That whole region is lousy with craggy mountains and volcanoes; click the link to get access to a huge version of this image and get an overview of this forbidding landscape.
—Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2010
Every page is lousy with stuff, as if Coenties Slip were an islet to which mounds of debris drifted from the mainland of New York.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
Grand Slam tournaments are tennis’s version of the Star Wars bar — lousy with past champions collecting pats on the back and paychecks to do television commentary or rub shoulders with sponsors.
—Matthew Futterman James Hill, New York Times, 5 June 2023
Grand Slam tournaments are tennis’s version of the Star Wars bar — lousy with past champions collecting pats on the back and paychecks to do television commentary or rub shoulders with sponsors.
—Matthew Futterman James Hill, New York Times, 5 June 2023
The state is also lousy with hummingbirds: about a dozen species can be spotted in southeastern Arizona each year.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Nov. 2020
The pro ranks, especially on the men’s side, are lousy with nepo babies.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 28 May 2023
Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
That whole area is lousy with incredible volcanoes...
—Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2010
That whole region is lousy with craggy mountains and volcanoes; click the link to get access to a huge version of this image and get an overview of this forbidding landscape.
—Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2010
Every page is lousy with stuff, as if Coenties Slip were an islet to which mounds of debris drifted from the mainland of New York.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
Grand Slam tournaments are tennis’s version of the Star Wars bar — lousy with past champions collecting pats on the back and paychecks to do television commentary or rub shoulders with sponsors.
—Matthew Futterman James Hill, New York Times, 5 June 2023
Grand Slam tournaments are tennis’s version of the Star Wars bar — lousy with past champions collecting pats on the back and paychecks to do television commentary or rub shoulders with sponsors.
—Matthew Futterman James Hill, New York Times, 5 June 2023
The state is also lousy with hummingbirds: about a dozen species can be spotted in southeastern Arizona each year.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Nov. 2020
The pro ranks, especially on the men’s side, are lousy with nepo babies.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 28 May 2023
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