lousy
Example Sentences
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He has previously branded Powell a "knucklehead" and claimed he was "doing a lousy job" after his repeated calls for interest rate cuts were ignored.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Their passionate fans, who have loyally kept showing up for the last five years to watch the lousy basketball those decisions have wrought, will be wanting.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
It was one of those lousy late-fall New York evenings, cold and dark and sort of half raining and half sleeting.
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026
Those issues make the sector a pretty lousy place to look for relatively safe income.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
I guess I should feel lucky that she stuck around the twelve lousy years she did.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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