bummer
Example Sentences
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That’s a bummer for the engineers developing humanoids with miraculous applications, like autonomous disaster-response bots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Alas, “Out of the Further” merely serves up exploding televisions and cut-rate smoke machines, making this seemingly menacing purgatory feel more like a bummer way station.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
She detects a generalized funk poisoning our existence and asks, not unreasonably, “What is with this bummer veil cast over everything fun or exciting?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Well, Carney’s made a movie about darkness and it’s a total bummer.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
Word got around quickly, and the teachers all ignored it, which was a bummer for Jules.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
