stinker

Example Sentences

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There’s apparently been no clarification since then from the Bell-Shepard household, but another supposed stinker who felt the need to redefine his role in that alleged 2021 trend was actor Jake Gyllenhaal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

Rob Edwards has had an absolute stinker since leaving Middlesbrough to take the Wolves job.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

“I wouldn’t spend two more seconds thinking about what happened in that game,” Harbaugh said of Herbert’s four-interception stinker in a loss to the Houston Texas.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025

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