downer
Example Sentences
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Sorry to be a downer, but the reality is December and January are typically the months when companies cut the most jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
Singer Emmy aims for a hopeful spin on a tragic story but, despite a peppy performance, it's a bit of a downer.
From BBC • May 9, 2025
Like virtually all of the climate scientists I spoke with, he’s not trying to be a downer.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025
Made in collaboration with Pallenberg’s son Marlon Richards, “Catching Fire” is a redemptive portrait that nevertheless plays like a downer.
From New York Times • May 2, 2024
Scrolling through CountDowners is a very serious downer.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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