downer

Example Sentences

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It’s just a downer, an inappropriate introduction of ugly real-world truths.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Singer Emmy aims for a hopeful spin on a tragic story but, despite a peppy performance, it's a bit of a downer.

From BBC • May 9, 2025

The ending’s a downer, all right, but you might just smile too.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

Made in collaboration with Pallenberg’s son Marlon Richards, “Catching Fire” is a redemptive portrait that nevertheless plays like a downer.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

For a man, having red hair or curly hair is a downer, as is “bald with a fringe”—but a shaved head is okay.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt