clunker
Example Sentences
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He turned in a clunker in the Risen Star in February, then finished third in the Louisiana Derby.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026
For instance, your friend may have just laughed when you offered to replace their old clunker with a new car.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Game 3 was a one-sided clunker, but Game 1, Game 2 and Game 4 all went to sudden-death OT —hockey’s equivalent of dangling you over a bridge by your shoelaces while laughing maniacally.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2025
But, after briefly retreating to the clubhouse in the wake of his four-run clunker, the midseason trade acquisition trekked back to the dugout.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2024
One of the lifeguards let us borrow his clunker.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
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