dud

Example Sentences

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If last year was full of fireworks that ultimately resulted in another big gain for the stock market, 2026 appears set to be a dud.

From Barron's

The band’s first three studio albums, starting in 1970, were commercial duds.

From The Wall Street Journal

I get that John tapping out was his way of saying “I’m done” but man, he went out on such a dud.

From Salon

The Brisbane Courier Mail claimed England are "not even trying anymore", the Advertiser from Adelaide labelled the tourists "rub a dub duds" and Sydney's Daily Telegraph carried the headline "Surfed and Turfed".

From BBC

This latest creation is a dud, a banal sitcom figure surrounded by wacky characters who can’t wring any laughs out of Mr. Brooks’s musty script.

From The Wall Street Journal