has-been
Example Sentences
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He had a heart-tugging origin story that saw him transform from a has-been television star into one of the thousands of residents who lost their home in last year’s Palisades fire.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Nobody ages faster than a child star, and at 27, Danny already seems like a has-been.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
But what if you’d taken this role about a Hollywood has-been and the show flopped?
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025
Among other things, he has called you a fraudster and a failed political has-been, but you’re not responding in kind.
From Slate • Oct. 15, 2025
“I mean, I might not even be at Hogwarts next year, what’s it matter to me if some fat old has-been likes me or not?”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
