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
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
And while James’ ramp-up after his injury return included a clunker in Orlando and a buzzer-beater in Chicago, the team quickly found its footing in good wins against Houston and in Memphis and Oklahoma City.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2025
Flaherty’s most recent trip was less memorable, a five-run clunker last April amid a career-worst season.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2024
I stop and adjust my backpack, shifting the weight of an old clunker of a laptop.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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