clunker

Example Sentences

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Game 3 was a one-sided clunker, but Game 1, Game 2 and Game 4 all went to sudden-death OT —hockey’s equivalent of dangling you over a bridge by your shoelaces while laughing maniacally.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2025

Yamamoto’s first three starts back had gotten progressively less impressive, following up a pair of four-inning efforts with a three-inning, four-run clunker against the Rockies in Los Angeles last week.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2024

Flaherty’s most recent trip was less memorable, a five-run clunker last April amid a career-worst season.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2024

Murray, who had a 3-for-18 clunker in Game 2, tried everything from leaners, fadeaways and spot-up 3-pointers.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

That Oldsmobile was a clunker from the moment we bought it.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls