duds

Example Sentences

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Lucasfilm was hit-and-miss under Kennedy—for every Star Wars success story like The Force Awakens, there were duds like Solo, a spinoff that focuses on original trilogy icon Han Solo.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

Office workers weren’t the only fans of these new duds: Gold Rushers who didn’t want to waste time on personal tailoring snapped them up on their way West.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

The United States has a sophisticated testing system that doesn’t require setting off explosions, and when it comes to deterrence, nobody in the world assumes that America’s arsenal is full of duds.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025

My home office looks like a Jenga game of nonfiction books I read about Southern California Latino life this past year — and almost none were duds.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

“Makes sense to me,” said Aunt Pretty, folding up my new duds.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney