clunker

Example Sentences

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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

In a clunker of a season opener, they couldn’t tackle on defense or consistently move the ball on offense behind new quarterback Nico Iamaleava.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2025

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

Murray, who had a 3-for-18 clunker in Game 2, tried everything from leaners, fadeaways and spot-up 3-pointers.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 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