dud
Example Sentences
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After all, who wants to share a meal and spend hours with someone who might turn out to be a dud?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
So to say now, out loud, that you think he is a dud is a big deal.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
‘I’m completely disgusted by the lack of accountability’: I bought a dud mattress — twice.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 31, 2026
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 • Jan. 2, 2026
But in real life, we’re a dud of a match.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
Vocabulary lists containing dud
Back-Words: Palindromes
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Essential Three-Letter Words, Part 3
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Scrabble: Palindrome Words
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