schlemiel

Example Sentences

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He shoved me back, and like an utter schlemiel, I tripped over a branch and planted my butt in a shallow puddle.

From Literature

Herschel is neither a sentimental schlemiel nor a twinkly old-world grandpa, but rather an impatient, sometimes intolerant striver with a violent streak.

From New York Times

This is probably true, though not much comfort to a schlemiel with almost six figures.

From The Guardian

In Yiddish, is he a schlemiel or a a schlimazel, eh?

From New York Times

Stan is also very good as Jeff, a schlemiel whose account of the events he is said to have masterminded often flies in the face of Tonya’s version of the same things.

From Washington Post