dud

Example Sentences

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The promotional tour for the film was the first clue it was going to be a box office dud.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

‘I’m completely disgusted by the lack of accountability’: I bought a dud mattress — twice.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 31, 2026

So, on a purely mechanical level, Dokoupil’s debut was a massive dud.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026

But it is losing a string of engineers and designers to high-paying rivals, while its Vision Pro product—a full virtual-reality headset as opposed to lightweight glasses—looks to have been a dud.

From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025

“You said it. It’s like you don’t want to do nothing no more. You’re a dud, man.”

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli