killjoy

Example Sentences

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And the boss might not be such a killjoy after all.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2024

But in truth, on any one day, in any one place, the weather could be your friend or a killjoy - and that applies to Carbondale, too.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024

“It’s not especially that I wanted to be a killjoy, although that comes into it as well,” he adds, smiling.

From Scientific American • Nov. 23, 2022

Given the dour, killjoy reputation the environmental movement is unfairly saddled with, that’s a generational achievement — and one that could prove a critical inflection point for big corporations and consumer behavior alike.

From Washington Post • Nov. 7, 2022

I knew better than to not call my grandmother but I was tired of being a killjoy, and my sisters and I were back in step with one another.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia