junker

Example Sentences

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So when a crew of construction workers comes to tow the junker away, the outraged children run home to share their misfortune with their parents, only to be quickly rebuffed.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2023

The couple have a teenage son, a junker of a car and desperate hopes that Fitz’s degree will bring a rosier future.

From Washington Post • May 23, 2019

Melin quit college and was working at the Horseshoe Southern Indiana Casino buffet and driving a junker car to work.

From Washington Times • Apr. 8, 2018

Best friends since childhood, the two are still tight, but Lillian’s news throws Annie, who, after her cake shop has gone under, is struggling with her crummy job, junker car, weird roommates, everything.

From New York Times • May 12, 2011

We put Angela into the car, a junker that must have been getting into annual crashes since the 1970s.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin