dud

Example Sentences

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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

She passed on dud iterations with the ruthless efficiency of a casting director who makes actors cry at auditions.

From The Wall Street Journal

But it is losing a string of engineers and designers to high-paying rivals, while its Vision Pro product—a full virtual-reality headset as opposed to lightweight glasses—looks to have been a dud.

From Barron's