killjoy

Example Sentences

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But in truth, on any one day, in any one place, the weather could be your friend or a killjoy - and that applies to Carbondale, too.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024

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

Given the dour, killjoy reputation the environmental movement is unfairly saddled with, that’s a generational achievement — and one that could prove a critical inflection point for big corporations and consumer behavior alike.

From Washington Post • Nov. 7, 2022

Sheed, always a killjoy, said, “You’re not from Logan County.”

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles