killjoy

Example Sentences

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Telling a Jambo to calm down as their team strides into an eight-point lead at the top of the table is to be the worst kind of killjoy.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025

The Civil War, which is jeopardizing his presidency, has turned him into an utter killjoy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025

I don’t want to come off as a killjoy or someone too sensitive for this world, but I’ve got another birthday coming up and am tired of feeling like I’m back in junior high school.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2023

“It’s not especially that I wanted to be a killjoy, although that comes into it as well,” he adds, smiling.

From Scientific American • Nov. 23, 2022

I knew better than to not call my grandmother but I was tired of being a killjoy, and my sisters and I were back in step with one another.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia