flunk
Example Sentences
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I’m not in any danger of flunking out!—but he could feel Mom and Katherine both staring at him.
From Literature
The Iranian-born executive who moved to the U.S. at the age of 9 and flunked out of school with just a 1.9 GPA before attending community college has been through worse.
But he flunked his second effort, meaning he had to produce something special in his third run -- and he did not disappoint.
From Barron's
Needing to pass a qualifying exam, he flunked the test and missed his chance.
Admitted on scholarship to Yale, Cheney hung out with a wild crowd and flunked out—“twice,” as he liked to say.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
