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
For all of the frustration Buehler expressed after Tuesday night’s clunker, however, there was one goal he hoped wasn’t yet out of reach.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024
I got upset that Lori had chosen a clunker of a star, but Dad explained that “soon” meant hundreds of thousands of years when you were talking about stars.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
Vocabulary lists containing clunker
