Ne'er-do-well used in a sentence

Ne'er-do-well in a sentence as a noun

For beneath the careful shell of hair, skin and fabric lay holed and gray linen and a ne'er-do-well's heart.

Very few takers, and my mother got no end of "your child is a ne'er-do-well trying to lead my Johnny astray".

You are far more likely to hurt yourself than a stranger is. Should some ne'er-do-well enter your unlocked door, remind them of this and start giggling.

The problem is closer to a ne'er-do-well taking someone else's signs and hanging them off a bridge over a highway.

Grant was an alcoholic and ne'er-do-well and this has been credited with his unprecedented choice to set very merciful terms of surrender.