flunk

Example Sentences

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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

If you flunk three times, as Moon did before passing on her fourth try, you have to pay another $41 fee to start a new round of test-taking.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2023

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

“Pull up your socks, Cordelia, or you’ll flunk your year again. You know what Daddy said last time.”

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood