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
When Cook returned to England for the 2010 summer, the left-hander had a "stinker".
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2025
You wouldn't blame me if it's a stinker, would you?
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2024
Then that stinker Paulie T. said, “I’m still mad, and don’t think I’m forgetting anything, Ida B. And I’m not too sure about forgiving, either.”
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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
That’s led to a trio of stinkers for Robinson, who has scored a combined 15.3 points in his last three contests.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
"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
I think I might enjoy writing end-of-term reports for the stinkers in my class.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
