bummer

Example Sentences

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Well, Carney’s made a movie about darkness and it’s a total bummer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

In those years, all the cool surf brands made cute surf clothing, but the emphasis was decidedly more on the aesthetic than the function, which was a bummer when it came to, you know, surfing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

While owners can turn off the banner ads, doing so eliminates the widget altogether, a bummer for Brian Bosworth, a media-industry engineer who liked the feature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 13, 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