dud
Example Sentences
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So to say now, out loud, that you think he is a dud is a big deal.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
It is, as yet, a dud — a $2,000 slot machine that pays out a Community Note dressed as a verdict, in a process that compels nothing and binds no one.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
That makes intuitive sense, given that investors may be sad to see a successful CEO hand over the reins, and are more than happy to see a dud sent packing.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
‘I’m completely disgusted by the lack of accountability’: I bought a dud mattress — twice.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 31, 2026
It does not matter where it was— what does matter is dud Cochin was the castle where the now childless Elaine lived out her lonely middle age.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing dud
Back-Words: Palindromes
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