flunk
Example Sentences
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Her night terrors are causing her to flunk out of college, and her roommate demands that she go home and get some answers so that she can get some sleep.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025
It’s saying, “Oh, yay, I get to flunk another math test this week,” when what you mean is that you are freaked out about your consistently terrible grades in math class.
From Salon • Nov. 29, 2024
This other teacher is going to flunk me.
From Scientific American • Oct. 13, 2022
At MIT, meteorology majors who flunk Forecasting 101 are encouraged to switch to economics.
From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2022
After all, if a student could flunk every exam he took and still pass, how hard could it be?
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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