stinker

Example Sentences

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Just four days after Bill Plaschke promised that the Rams would win the Super Bowl, the team blew a big lead and lost in a stinker to the Seahawks.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 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

He is such a key player, so that is a real stinker for them.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2023

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