humdinger

Example Sentences

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Early voting began this week in Texas’s humdinger of a Senate primary, where the intrigue is what isn’t happening on the Democratic side.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

There’s one idea that could really transform this plan and make it a humdinger that most people could support.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

Some reviews have awarded the film five stars, including the Telegraph's Tim Robey, who wrote: "The Substance is a humdinger of a satirical horror-thriller, by turns hilarious, affecting and jaw-droppingly grotesque."

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024

The past few episodes have been preparing us for a real humdinger of a ceremony, which is currently either going to be Marcia’s “three-day grief-a-thon” or Connor’s “tight 90.”

From New York Times • May 8, 2023

“Ay, hey there! Hoo-wee, I bet dis a humdinger of a lecture if it can get old Jelly Belly out of city hall. Dey ain’t serving food, is dey?”

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland