bummer

Example Sentences

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And while this dressing-down of beloved works might seem like another bummer in a world of doomscrolling, @heartthrobanderson is anything but.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

That’s a bummer, but at least there’s no shoveling involved.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

As Woody puts it in a bummer of a one-liner, “toys are for play, but tech is for everything.”

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

It came with the pre-installed name of “Rocky,” which was kind of a bummer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

It was kind of a bummer, but I knew I was getting heavier and heavier to lift, and so changing me was harder.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper