duds
Example Sentences
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With years of data showing that people will rent and watch just about anything, Netflix was free to make a home for all the bombs and duds that it previously offered via snail mail.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
But many ideas thrown around online are duds or, worse, scams.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Roy’s campaign sent out 180 communications, records show, the bulk of them ads for Instagram and Facebook, where her team said they saw instantly which stories resonated with likely voters and which were duds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Lucasfilm was hit-and-miss under Kennedy—for every Star Wars success story like The Force Awakens, there were duds like Solo, a spinoff that focuses on original trilogy icon Han Solo.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
Some people have a sixth sense, and some are duds at it.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
