schmo

Example Sentences

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Ed Sheeran wouldn’t let just any old schmo accompany him on “Thinking Out Loud” in front of 70,000 people, especially on an instrument they’ve only played for a few weeks.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2025

“Any schmo with a video camera can take a picture of a crash that gives you 10–20 seconds of reporting.”

From Slate • May 18, 2022

“He or she is going to passively take whatever tweeting rights and whatever content Twitter the company provides, and whoever’s calling the shots, joe schmo Twitter user doesn’t have any control.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2022

The early going focuses on Rand — less villain than schmo, a hapless angry mullet — and on a parodic rendering of Pam and Tommy’s whirlwind courtship.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2022

“Can you believe that schmo? He says that Aaron ran off, maybe freight-hopped to St. Louis or Cincinnati.”

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros