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crappy

[krap-ee] / ˈkræp i /


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My Oura ring had a field day figuring out my crappy sleep.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

This tournament is less about sportsmanship and athletic excellence than about pushing crappy beer and extortionate credit cards?

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

Those avocado green appliances, Formica countertops, and linoleum floors were just as crappy as they appear in those sitcom reruns.

From Barron's Mar. 14, 2026

While she has often chosen not to address “outrageous lies, crappy stories and unflattering characterizations,” Hannah wrote her “silence should not be mistaken for agreement with lies.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 6, 2026

He’d bought insurance on a lot of truly crappy subprime mortgage bonds, created from loans made in 2005, but they were his credit default swaps.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

While these sorts of ads always attract attention, a brand can risk alienating viewers if their spot feels demonstrably crappier than the source material, or feels in any way exploitative of the original characters.

From Slate Feb. 14, 2022

Add cooked green peppers to anything, and you have a new, crappier dish.

From Washington Post Aug. 12, 2021

“The truth is, recycling still is too expensive and gives crappier products,” says Banholzer, now at UW.

From Science Magazine Jul. 1, 2021

Did the worst five people in America do all five movements with perfect feeling and open a portal to an even crappier dimension than the one we’re already living in?

From Salon Jan. 7, 2017

The loans that were being made to actual human beings only grew crappier, but, bizarrely, the price of insuring them—the price of buying credit default swaps—fell.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

“Bless her soul, she read some of the crappiest things ever,” Raiff said.

From New York Times Jun. 17, 2022

“There have been so many people that have supported us through the crappiest year ever,” Almirola said.

From Seattle Times Jul. 18, 2021

Sorry, but I really cannot endorse this, the crappiest possible reboot of My Side of the Mountain.

From Slate May 26, 2021

It's a really interesting study of human nature and how we thrive, even in the crappiest of circumstances.

From BBC Jan. 10, 2019

I’m not going to lie: it’s the crappiest feeling ever.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera




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