duds

Example Sentences

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Later that decade it could have paid for the polyester duds John Travolta sported in “Saturday Night Fever.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

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

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

The two clashed on a deal Bluhdorn had made with ABC to buy more than 100 Paramount movies to air on television, many of which Diller said were duds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025

His sharp duds weren’t the only thing that set Johnny Cakes apart from the other fishermen at the docks.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm