humbug

Example Sentences

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Kielty said he'll be spending three hours there, using a combination of cosmetics and prosthetic moulds to transform into the infamous green humbug.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

If holiday clutter has you more bah humbug than merry, these tips from professional organizers around Seattle might make your life easier before and after the holidays, and well into the new year.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2023

In her more measured than humbug review, Bahr said “Spirited” “comes up short as a musical,” but “is still pretty enjoyable.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 11, 2022

The only way Scrooge doesn't use the word humbug is in reference to the striped, peppermint-flavored hard candies of the same name.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2021

A black broad-brimmed one; perhaps a homburg . . . humbug?

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison