Instead of finishing his homework, Mark fainaigued on the couch all afternoon.

In many myths the sun was portrayed not as an active presence but as a faineant deity, acknowledged as real yet absent from human affairs and therefore seldom worshipped.

The council complained that the faineant deities had once held great power but now only watched the world drift by.

The concert staff were prepared to help fainters in the crowded venue.

During rehearsal, the director asked her to keep sol-faing the melody until everyone nailed the intervals.

The haunted house tour was not for the faint of heart.

The haunted house wasn't for the faint of heart, so the timid stayed outside.

When the promotion opened up, he tried to fainaigue his way into the manager's office with a web of half-truths and forged credentials.

The faint-hearted hiker turned back before the steep ridge, even though the guide encouraged him to continue.