clunker

Example Sentences

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If the Dodgers win, they move on to the NL Championship Series, where Kershaw could get a chance to end his career on a more sonorous note than the clunker he played Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

Game 3 was a one-sided clunker, but Game 1, Game 2 and Game 4 all went to sudden-death OT —hockey’s equivalent of dangling you over a bridge by your shoelaces while laughing maniacally.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2025

And while James’ ramp-up after his injury return included a clunker in Orlando and a buzzer-beater in Chicago, the team quickly found its footing in good wins against Houston and in Memphis and Oklahoma City.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2025

Not that many fans back in the Pacific Northwest were watching or listening when Leo Rivas made the final out to end the 2-hour, 39-minute clunker.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024

Mom drove our old clunker up to the drop-off curb behind a bunch of other cars—mostly fancy cars like BMWs, Volvos, and Jeeps, all shiny and freshly waxed in a variety of bright colors.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling