downer
Example Sentences
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Sorry to be a downer, but the reality is December and January are typically the months when companies cut the most jobs.
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
The ending’s a downer, all right, but you might just smile too.
From Los Angeles Times
The only downer with “Welcome Tour,” which is primarily designed to show off the console’s capabilities, is that it doesn’t come bundled with the Switch 2.
From Los Angeles Times
Like virtually all of the climate scientists I spoke with, he’s not trying to be a downer.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
