stinker
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When was the last time you had a conversation with someone about Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz’s 2010 stinker, “Knight and Day”?
From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2026
The judges did admirable work laying out the historical record, saying, “This is a stinker, this is a loser.”
From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2025
There was a lot to process two days after that stinker of a home opener.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2024
Those went nowhere because the song was a stinker.
From Salon ● May 8, 2024
Some at the table laughed, and the alleged stinker looked up at me.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Never mind that DC Studios had, at the time, released several stinkers already.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
James played a couple of stinkers late in the regular season when the Lakers’ schedule was condensed.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2023
"There's no-one else who's got their dad in the stadium calling the race. I've had so many stinkers where he's been calling it that it's nice to have this."
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2022
Lake, who said on Monday that the blame for the Montana loss starts with him, will again have to bear the slings and arrows that come with back-to-back stinkers.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2021
I think I might enjoy writing end-of-term reports for the stinkers in my class.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
