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

Not to be a bummer, but come summer, you might just find yourself missing the snowflakes.

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 was such a bummer to lose him.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

Word got around quickly, and the teachers all ignored it, which was a bummer for Jules.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely