bummer

Example Sentences

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It’s a bit of a bummer that ad blocking only works with Lightway.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

Are we to believe that one of pop’s bright new stars was once … kind of a bummer?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

A bummer for the Lakers that they’ll have to face good teams in the playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

It’s a bummer it took so long to get his remarkable talent to a winning team, and of course it had to be the Dodgers, but: It worked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

I understand and respect the rules, but for our team, it was still kind of a bummer.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles