stinker
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And those “prestige” titles are declining in quality, too, leaving one to wonder what a quantity-over-quality business like Netflix stands to gain from putting out stinker after stinker.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
Darnold is long overdue for another stinker, and it will happen here against a Mike Vrabel-coached defense that will simply outsmart him and defensive-minded Seahawks’ coach Mike Macdonald.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
When was the last time you had a conversation with someone about Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz’s 2010 stinker, “Knight and Day”?
From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2026
The judges did admirable work laying out the historical record, saying, “This is a stinker, this is a loser.”
From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2025
She inspected the damage done by her stinker of a goat.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Never mind that DC Studios had, at the time, released several stinkers already.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
Yes, I had a few stinkers, but also some really good ones.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
After all, the Kraken have also played stinkers against good teams: Losing badly to the New York Rangers, Vegas, Colorado, Edmonton and Vancouver at times.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
James played a couple of stinkers late in the regular season when the Lakers’ schedule was condensed.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2023
I think I might enjoy writing end-of-term reports for the stinkers in my class.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
