malinger in a sentence
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📚 Grade Level: Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Definition
Malinger: to deliberately pretend to be ill or incapacitated in order to avoid work or duty.
Crossword clues for malinger
Crossword clue ideas and answer hints for the word "malinger".
- Feign illness to avoid work.
- Pretend to be sick for an excuse.
- Act unwell to skip responsibilities.
- Claim illness to evade duty.
- Fake a condition to miss tasks.
Malinger sentence examples
- He tends to malinger whenever there's a difficult project at work.
- The doctor suspected that the patient was trying to malinger to avoid surgery.
- Despite his claims of illness, everyone knew he was just trying to malinger his way out of the meeting.
- It's frustrating to deal with employees who choose to malinger rather than genuinely address their issues.
- The teacher was quick to spot the signs of a student trying to malinger during exam week.