doozy

Example Sentences

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Investors are bracing for what could be a doozy of a trading session.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

"A capstone is intended to challenge students to integrate skills, function as an effective team and demonstrate their ability to solve real problems. And this problem was a doozy."

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

Will you be surprised to learn he carries with him a dark secret, or that his estranged wife, as opposed to the radiant daughter of the boat’s skipper, is one doozy of a femme fatale?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

As upswings go, this one has been a doozy.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

“But dontcha go gettin’ comfortable, because the second tryout will be a doozy!

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston