bummer
Example Sentences
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“We don’t want to end our essay on a huge bummer,” she noted in a blog post.
The stories may be bummers, but at least you’ll have fun putting all their jagged pieces together or just savoring their inscrutable depths.
From New York Times
“Obviously it was a bummer, but as an actor, really, truly, it’s easy come, easy go. These things, they come together and they fall apart all the time.”
From New York Times
“This is a bummer for everyone in the band and crew, to say nothing of the question hanging over everyone’s head - mine included - as to how I tested positive on PCR twice in two months.”
From Los Angeles Times
The added stress from training delays, uncertain schedules and the bummer of making the Olympic journey without friends and family on hand only made the experience more harrowing.
From Seattle Times
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