killjoy

Example Sentences

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Telling a Jambo to calm down as their team strides into an eight-point lead at the top of the table is to be the worst kind of killjoy.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025

I don’t want to come off as a killjoy or someone too sensitive for this world, but I’ve got another birthday coming up and am tired of feeling like I’m back in junior high school.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2023

Such hope would be a priceless perk for the new owner, who could garner instant credibility simply for not being an obstinate killjoy.

From Washington Post • Mar. 6, 2023

The killjoy owners agreed to this economic system not even one full year ago, in ending the lockout they imposed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2023

Sheed, always a killjoy, said, “You’re not from Logan County.”

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles