killjoy
Example Sentences
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But in truth, on any one day, in any one place, the weather could be your friend or a killjoy - and that applies to Carbondale, too.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024
Alas, the gloomy revival by Lincoln Center Theater — complete with a killjoy Aaron Sorkin rewrite — isn’t one of those times.
From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2023
I don’t want to come off as a killjoy or someone too sensitive for this world, but I’ve got another birthday coming up and am tired of feeling like I’m back in junior high school.
From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2023
If the killjoy owners can stay out of the way, baseball could be in position to prosper, based on the results of an Ipsos poll released Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2023
Sheed, always a killjoy, said, “You’re not from Logan County.”
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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